London 2: Across the Solent

We were on our way to the Osborne House in the Isle of Wight in the southern part of England. From London Waterloo we took the train to Portsmouth Harbor Station and the Wightlink Ferry was right there to take as across the Solent to the town of Ryde in the Isle of Wight. Here we would have to transfer to a small train to town then take the green double-decker to East Cowes where the royal house was. It was a beautiful day, sunny blue skies with dabs of white, fluffy cotton clouds. The sea wasn't mediterranean blue, it was pale greenish grey, but it came out alive because of the sun and the sky and the tiny dots of white sails and the path of white froth left by our ferry behind. Ah, the excitement that a boat ride can generate!
(September 12, 2010)