Two days on the Island

Up very early - could not sleep as I did not know how long it would take - and we were on the M40 bound South by 0630. Took the normal route via M 40 and A34 and only needed one stop - at Tot Hill, so we were in the queue for the Lymington ferry, (having enjoyed the New Forest, but did not enjoy the road widening on the M 27) at 0915 and thankfully did not have to wait for long before we were disembarking in Yarmouth. Went into the small town for a coffee, as the weather was bright and sunny.
Went to Warners, only to find that rooms would not be ready until 2.30pm. So we headed for Newport to shock Tina and sat chatting to her for a couple of hours. She sends her love to all her family and wished Steve and Will Godspeed for their massive journey. She is very well considering her age and disability (Breast cancer) and she made us very welcome. At about 5pm we said farewell and headed back to Yarmouth to book in to our chalet - not far from our last visit.
We were tired after our our early start and after a lovely dinner, we took it easy and turned in early.
Next morning after a gigantic 'English' we set off to Wootton Bridge to see our old neighbours and Reg had to go into hospital immediately as he suffered from shortage of breath while we were there, so after spending an enjoyable hour or two chatting (and listening) Reg had to visit the 'heart' man in St Mary's Hospital and we went off to Godshill to visit Celia and Richard. What a lovely welcome from Mum's younger sister (in a wheelchair) and her rural husband!! Richard has bought a new Skoda as he was able to sell his 'old' one to his daughter-in-law for the price that the Skoda firm offered him. He took us all to the Chequers for lunch and both Mum and I had massive plates full of mussels with a wonderful liquor - fair filled us up. We finished lunch at about 3.pm and spent another hour with them in their nice little bungalow, before setting off for Warners again. We were too full to entertain the thought of our evening meal and once again spent the evening quietly. Next morning, after another mammoth 'English' we set off for the ferry and were in Lymington at 10.30am. Good job we went early as we arrived at the road widening on the M27 and it took us over an hour before we could get up any speed. We called in to see Steve and to wish him and Will a good journey, but as they were all busy packing up and Steve had to go to the GPO in Oxford for his International Driving Licence, we continued home, arriving by about 7.pm. We were pleased to see our welcoming church steeple and after an evening of telly watching we turned in to our lovely bed. Love to all - Dad and Mum