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Title: Birthday Visit to the Isle Of Wight
Post by: gazza1960 on February 18, 2013, 11:43:06
Well,its saturday nite on me Birthday and Jude sez,"Whats appnin tomorra then",Dunno says I....how about a quick stop off on the Island ...............

So there we are 6am this morning winging our way down to Portsmouth ...........

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Before ya know it were on board the 8am Ferry to the Island

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Stunning morning,the Solent was smoooth and ida luved to have been out on it......hey I was ....in a way  !!!!!

Were big cat luvvers and found our way to Yaverland Zoo where the large pussys hang out.

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This big boy was master of all he surveyed.

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You looking at me..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The Lemurs looked non plussed when I suggested theyd be the Tigers snack food if the horse meat didnt arrive.

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Dont bother me fella,Ive found summit better to play with  !!!!

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Ere,I dont spose were on the Cats food tray are we........

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well theyll get my horns up their "arris" before they chew on my bones  !!!!!!!!!

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Im famished but Oh so tired  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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me too...zzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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How bout you Jaguar......naaaaaa   im knackered too but you can go and see the White Tiger the last time they fed him goat....he had a little accident......................

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aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh dont talk to me about Goats !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I was just lickin me lips ready to munch on the last one

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and the little so and so took me friggin eye out !!!!!!!!!!

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you softy,im King of all I survey

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The proper king of the Zoooooooooooooo  !!!!!!!

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After leaving the Zoo we made our way to Bembridge,The Crab and Lobster do a proper Sea Food plate full so yours truly was looking forward to it.

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While the pub Dog sucked on his favourite brew.......

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I also found one to my liking..................

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Oh look!!!!!!   Lunch has arrived....Lobster,Crabmeat,Shellfish.and loads of extras...and if was bleeden fantastic  !!!!!!!!!!!!

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Stood there admiring the Bembridge Coastline and the phone goes...........Aye Aye Gazza,Colin ere (fishing mate) lets meet up while your over here.

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We met up down Shanklin sea front,good to meet up with him and his faithful pup Lilly by his side,of course we nagged fishing and all being well will have a session in the spring.

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Just up there a pier stood in 1968 that I caught me first sea fish,a small pout,shame really I miss shanklin pier as it held so many happy memories from my holidays with mum and dad.

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Followed Colin across country to the Garlic farm......its in the piccy down there somewhere....thanks mate,we did buy some Elephant Garlic to grow on the allotment.
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we,d had a great flying visit to the Island and managed to sneak on the 5pm ferry back home.............

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The evening sun shone as we left the Island,..........

Thanks Isle of Wight for a top birthday day out,

Well be back soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gazza




Title: Re: Birthday Visit to the Isle Of Wight
Post by: galina on February 18, 2013, 17:30:05
Belated, a very happy birthday.  Looks a super day out and the weather cooperated for you as well.

Thanks for showing us (apart from that plate of food - good grief! - I'm hungry).

Title: Re: Birthday Visit to the Isle Of Wight
Post by: gazza1960 on February 21, 2013, 17:36:14
Yer,cheers Galina,we had a blast over there,luvved the cats and the lunch was a shareseeey so Jude got tucked in too.

Gazza
Title: Re: Birthday Visit to the Isle Of Wight
Post by: rosebud on February 21, 2013, 19:03:21
 Thank you for showing those lovely pictures of the big cats they are very good.
 It looks and sounds like you had a good day. :wave:.
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