March

Snow Day
I had a pleasant amble around the town crunching through the ice layer on the snow and sliding on the ice patches on the hills. Good fun and very invigorating. Not quite the right snow for my sledge unfortunately.

Cowes
I needed a stomp after snow day so walked along to Egypt Hill, then up it and along Baring Road to the Zigzag and down, detouring through Mornington Woods and back along Queens Road and the lane behind Trinity Theatre before heading through town once more. Along the route were two of Paul Sivell's magnificent tree carvings; dolphins on Egypt Hill and Owls and squirrels at Mornington Woods. Lunch, prior to the walk, was at Tiffins, Lovely bacon and brie baguette.


Lower entrance to Mornington Woods

Lymington

We had a family day out to Lymington, travelling on the Wightlink ferry "Wight Sky", and noticing the penguin on the harbour wall as we passed. We then got the train to Lymington town, and meandered up the High Street through the snow, looking at the market and a few (warm) shops. We then had a lovely lunch in Prezzo before returning to the Island.

Isle  of Wight Symphony Orchestra

Another fabulous concert, with the orchestra playing 'Norwegian Dances' by Greig, a cello concerto by  Walton (not keen) with a fabulous soloist, Jamal  Aliyev, and then Dvorak's Fourth Symphony. Lovely! A very pleasant way to spend an evening. 



Snow Day!

Woke up on Friday morning to find the town had been sprinkled with a layer of snow. Hurray! Shortly afterwards I found out that school was closed, so my daughter and I wolfed a bacon sandwich down (well, it was snowing! Energy needed....), donned scarves, hats, gloves, boots and warm coats and ventured outside.  There were few people about apart from a few hardy commuters so we strolled along the High Street pelting each other with snowballs and headed for the seafront.  Here, the jetties and beach were transformed by snow and looked beautiful.  We didn't stay out long, just enough to enjoy the snow before it got trampled to slush and to admire the scenery.  When we got home it was time for hot chocolate and radiator hugging.  My daughter then went out for the rest of the day, building snowmen with friends, having snowball fights and sledging, making the most of the weather before the inevitable thaw.