First post of 2009. Had a very pleasant New Year at a friends house on the Isle of Wight. I visited the IOW for the first time in 1968 during a posting on a Portsmouth based ship. I went again a few more times for business over the years.
In some ways it has changed and in other it still seems to be that sleepy place across from the South Coast. Went for quiet a number of walks over the holiday break and although the weather was a cold and a bit windy, we had a very nice time and will be going back.