Shanklin Beach - 26th July

Tomorrow we leave the Isle of Wight and return to the mainland UK. We have had a lovely time here and will be sure to visit again and see more of the sights.

Spent a bit more time at Shanklin beach today as well as a quick visit to the Brading Roman Villa.



Shanklin is where our B&B is so we have had plenty of visits to the beach over the last few days!

Osborne House and the Monkey Haven - 25th July

After the Queen's visit Tarsha and I went to Osborne House - the former residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Amazing estate which was passed on to the nation after her death in 1901.

It was cool to see the rooms as they were right up until the day she died.




Later in the day we visited the Owl and Monkey Haven and the boys did the Marmoset Encounter where they got to feed and touch the little monkeys! Jacob also nearly lost his glasses to one particularly cheeky little fellow!

The Queen in Cowes - 25th July

Went to see the Queen today in Cowes - the last stop on her Diamond Jubilee tour through the UK.

Thanks to Carly and PJ we got a great front row spot for the walkabout. No royal handshake for the kiwis but otherwise about as close as we could get!