So I have finally made it off the farm and put my kindle down for
a couple of hours. My mum arrived to the farm yesterday and as it is such a
lovely day we decided to take the car and take a quick drive to
Yarmouth to see the boats and sea, then head back to the beach for an afternoon
of playing in the sea and lying in the sun.
Yarmouth is a
small town, mainly a sailing area but has one of the cutest coffee shops on the
pier overlooking the sea that leads across to Southampton. As my mum
hadn't been before, she was looking for idyllic pictures to take and
presents to take home for the family and we were in luck in both
areas. After wondering round the secret streets, it was time for a
much needed coffee and cake or in my case a traditional Isle of Wight cream tea
(YUM). After savouring my last bite of the cream tea (was devoured quicker than
I thought) mum and I wondered along the peer to enjoy the view and watch the
boats making their adventures off to sea.
The pier takes
about 5 minutes to walk and on each plank has a name or business name painted
onto it, as a thank you to those who have brought a plank to keep the pier
going (lovely thought). After wondering back off the pier we wondered down some
little side streets to admire the boutique stores and galleries. Once we saw
everything we came to see we headed back to the farm, changed into our swim
suits and headed to the beach to lie in the sun and enjoy the rhythmic sounds
of the waves.
As my mum was only
staying on the island for a long weekend we had to pack a lot of the sight
seeing into those days as well as having our fix on the beach, not easy thing
to do but we did it. On the Monday the sun decided to desert us and the clouds
rolled in making our early morning beach trip a little difficult, so we changed
our plans and headed over to the idyllic village called Godshill. Where one of
my favourite stores is located (Chocolate Island - more on this later).
Godshill is the typical tourist spot, with the coach loads appearing. However
due to the sun finally making its appearance when we arrived (typical) we
wondered round the thatch roof cottages, hidden stores and pubs.
We stumbled across
a fairy garden which was amazing (even though the fairies did scare me a little
bit). After taking lots of pictures and creating little stories for the fairy
queen. We nipped into Godshill cafe (famous for their cream teas) for a spot of
lunch. All of us having had enough cream tea to last us a life time opted for
the savoury option. Well I did anyway as my sweet fix would be happening not to
long afterwards as the next stop on our Godshill tour was Chocolate island.
This little shop not only has chocolate falling out the door in all shapes and
flavours but through the back you can watch the very chocolate you buy being
made (something I must learn to do in my life time).
Jessie-Lou
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