I've decided to come the Isle of Wight for
the weekend to stay with my Grandparents. I’ve come here for a bit of rest
& recreation, the finest homemade dinners, sleeps in super comfy beds and conveniently,
the Garlic Festival is in town!
We've decided to head the Garlic Festival on
the Sunday, so we could spend Saturday at our leisure. So we packed up our
sandwiches and headed to Fort Victoria for a picnic to enjoy an afternoon
overlooking the Solent under the sun, once it decides to surface.
Fort Victoria was built on
the north shore of the Isle of Wight to guard the Solent. The remains of Fort
Victoria now house a Marine Aquarium, an Underwater Archaeology Centre a Planetarium
and a Model Railway.
When we arrived, my Grandad educated me
with points of interest beyond the water. Grandma looked at some photographs
and then together we watched on rather impressively at the dozens of yachts go by and
also as a man water-skied through the strong currents and choppy waves.
We ate cheese and chutney mini ciabattas,
fruit and M&S baked goods, all which were washed down flasks of milky
coffee.
Whilst waiting for the sun to come out, my
grandparents read, while I played with the binoculars, painted my nails...
...and napped.
After over two hours of enjoying the salty
sea breeze and surprisingly pleasant low clouds, we decided to call it a day.
Plus better sun-tans could be achieved from their garden, where
apparently the sun shone all afternoon!
N x
