2017 day 45 (16th October- Cowes to the Needles)

Our last full day of holiday today and we took it easy. After breakfast we wandered down to the ferry terminal (5 minutes) and caught a bus to Newport where we changed buses to get to Yarmouth on the western side of the Island. We purchased a day ticket which also allowed us on the open top bus which then took us to the Needles which is a white rocky outcrop on the extreme western end of the Isle of Wight.  Quite spectacular. Also the site for some old and newer gun batteries dating from the time of King Henry viii but used as recently as WW2. They also tested their rockets here before being sent out to Woomera for actual launching.

Took the bus back to Yarmouth where we had our last scones with clotted cream for this holiday along with very good coffee. Took a walk along the river Yar but they were experiencing the wind effects of a hurricane so we didn't go too far.

Yarmouth is a beautiful little town with very quaint shops, pubs, cafes etc. Very relaxing place to browse around but didn't find detailed anything too exciting to buy.

Took the buses back to Newport and then Cowes. We are booked into a beaut little seafood restaurant tonight for our last "good" meal of the holidays.

I hope to get another blog in tomorrow night where we will be sitting in Heathrow waiting for our 10.00pm flight to Singapore.