Isle of Wight

This weekend found us visiting the Isle of Wight. We left on a dreary early Saturday morning. Rain was forecast and it looked to hit us any minute. Boo. But we headed on down to Southampton to take our car on the ferry over to the Isle regardless.

By the time we got to Cowes, the weather was great. Blue skies, warm weather. Yeah! This weekend was the annual sailing race around the island. What a wonderful sight to see this non-stop line of boats just off the coast. We stayed at a hotel near the water in Sandown and played on and along the beach most of the day.









































Today we stopped at a place called 'Amazon World'. They had a surprising well-done animal park. The kids loved the meerkats, Mr. loved seeing the toucans and ocelots, and I enjoyed the black-footed penguins and the beautiful owl.
























































After that we headed back to Southampton and then home with plenty of time to spare before the Euro 2008 final.


Great weekend!