Get your sunglasses and sun cream ready. We'll be embarking on an incredible journey to the sunny, southern Isle of Wight.
First, we'll make our way to storied Portsmouth, a bustling port fusing modern marvels with centuries of seafaring lore. You can grab a bite to eat here (own expense) before your guide picks you up and takes you to the ferry at Gunwarf Terminal. Even if you're not a sea-loving, fish-catching ocean dweller, you'll still find the ferry thoroughly enjoyable. It takes less than an hour and there's plenty of on board refreshments available for purchase.
Your first stop on the Isle of Wight is the religious site of Quarr Abbey, combining French, Byzantine, and Moorish designs.
Then, you get to meet some real local heroes at the Bembridge Lifeboat station, where the crew rescue troubled lives out at sea every year. Time to give them a salute. In the evening, you arrive at the unforgettably quaint village of Shanklin in time for an early dinner (own expense). Perhaps it's time to try the seafood?