I decided to visit the Isle of Wight for a short trip to Ryde. I can’t say I was exactly thrilled with the places to visit. Had I stayed longer I may have been able to explore more of the Island and appreciate it more.

My main goal of the day was to ride the Hovercraft anyway. Once I saw that I had to have a go.

It was a fairly smooth ride by Hovercraft (as you would expect). It goes at quite a speed so it only takes 10 minutes to cross.

Once in Ryde, I think I spent most of my time trying to dodge snow (it came every 30 minutes or so). I happened to be walking out to the Pier at the time and felt like I would have got frostbite if it had continued more than 5 minutes. I ended up putting on a mask to stop my face freezing.

It was a very confusing day for weather. But I still managed to get a few pictures.

This was the view of Portsmouth

And Portsmouth getting the snow just before we did.

I managed to rush back from the Ferry to catch the earlier train to Brighton. I still ended up getting in at 8pm

Travel:

Train £5.50

Hovercraft £21.60 (not worth it. It was £11.60 when I first saw it earlier in the day. But I wasn’t coming back at any other time. Oh well.)

Train to Brighton £11.90

Food and drink:

Hot cross bun ×2 £0.05

Meal deal (Brie, lettuce and red currant sauce)£3.50

Biscuits ×2 (pack of about 30) £0.69

Pot Noodle £0.80