Gordon is our neighbor. I went with him to I.O.W. to bring back their family belongings from a flat they had rented for a few years. We had a good and productive day - plus I got to see another part of this amazing country. Behind Gordon is the site of an old fort set on the cliff to protect this part of the Isle of Whight. Most of the fort is long gone but there are several gates and, what looks like, an escape tunnel coming out of the wall above the sea.

Jimmy Hendricks is memorialized here on IOW. It was only three days after he played at the famous annual IOW concert that he died. Seems Brits respect talent - regardless of a persons qualities (or lack there-of) you will get respect in Britian if you are talented.

Striking a pose - (well, not so striking actually)

This yacht had a cabin cruiser for a dingy and a 20+ foot sailboat ON BOARD!

Lord Alfred Tennyson memorial on the top of the cliff overlooking the sea near the town of Freshwater on Isle of Wight. The word is that he fought Queen Victoria's desire to make him a lord for a long time - but finally relented later in life. His poems (many if course): Charge of the Light Brigade, Crossing the Bar. He was un-usually Christian - for a poet.        http://tennysonpoetry.home.att.net/

Leaving I.O.W. ferry port there is a good view of the The George (the Victorian equivelent of the the Crown Plaza). I was told this THE GEORGE is owned by a member of a successful rock band. I can't help but think it might be important to make that first canon shot count or be able to reload REALLY fast!