First Impressions Pt. 2

In my last post, I didn't manage to tell you everything I've seen and done so far. I wanted to update you about our trip to the Isle of Wight:

The Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is an island on England's southern coast. It is separated from the mainland by a strait called Solent (which happens to be the name of my uni). You can get there easily from the ferry port in Southampton. So the six of us (Joanna, Signe, Marvin, Mika, Matthew and me) began our journey (which happened to be longer than expected) at noon at the Speed Ferry terminal.

After a short ride across the Solent we noticed that the island was much larger than expected (as we did not really prepare, we had actually no idea how large...) and it took us about 2 hours (perceived!) to arrive at our destination: The Needles.

The busride itself was quite an adventure though, as the busdriver did not really care about the narrow roads or a speed limit.

With its diverse landscape the island is often said to be "England in miniature". It is famous for the annual "Isle of Wight Festival" (see here for more information) and I just learned that Bear Grylls was born there!!

So eventually we arrived at Alum Bay (to get to The Needles). It was pretty late already, and the first thing we saw was some kind of amusement park with only a few people, which was a bit creepy. When we came back after our hike through the beautiful landscape and barely caught the last bus, it was even creepier with no human soul...

All in all the Isle of Wight was such a wonderful experience. Too bad we didn't have enough time to see more of the island, but that is just another good argument to go there again!

You'll find some more photos of my first impressions here.