Hello! Winter seems to be approaching fast to the Isle of Wight. I am not complaining. After spending fifteen years in Spain, you´ll be amused to hear how much more refreshing it is for a writer to be living in Southern England, where you can wrap up warm at nights, and put on two sweaters […]
Hello from the Isle of Wight. I knew the pandemic would return. When most of the ferries had stopped running, except for freight and essential travel, the island was almost free of infection. But as soon as they started again and hordes of holiday-makers, denied their trips to Benidorm and Ibiza, descended upon us, it […]
Best wishes to all my followers from a rather soggy Isle of Wight. We´re having a strange August, aren´t we? One day we´re sweltering under record temperatures and the next we´re getting washed away by a violent thunderstorm. It´s a bit less extreme here because of the moderating influence of the sea, but it´s another […]
Hello from the Isle of Wight. This is the time of year I like the least. The ferries are running again and there are hundreds of cars everywhere. The beaches and other tourist attractions are crowded, with no attempt at social distancing and no face-masks in sight. I realise you´ll think I´m a miserable sod, […]
Here at the western end the Isle of Wight we are slowly starting to emerge from total lock-down. Traffic has greatly increased. The buses are running again to their old timetables (with the passengers wearing face-masks of course) and the ferries to Lymington start sailing again today. This week is even more important for me, […]