Tuesday, 12th May 2009

This morning the weather forecast is for rain this afternoon, so we have decided to head off on the bus for Godshill, so that I can see the church where some of the forebears worshiped many years ago. Avril has told us that Godshill is a very pretty village with many thatched cottages as well as the church.
After breakfast, we caught the bus to Godshill, and it really is beautiful – there were many people visiting the village, and we headed up the hill to where the church was located. There was a church morning tea to raise money for charity, so there were many people visiting the church.
We were able to get some information and postcards about the church, and I took lots of photos of the outside and inside of the church.
Godshill Church is also known as The Church of the Lily Cross – as a medieval wall mural was discovered some years ago, and depicts a Crucified Christ on a Lily instead of a Cross.
We spent a bit of time at the church, had a nice cup of tea and some cake, then headed back down the hill to have a look at some of the souvenier stores before catching the bus on to Sandown.
Sandown is on the south edge of the Isle of Wight, and is a popular beach resort for the population. When we got there it looked like a storm brewing up, the beach was closed, although there were a couple of “boardies” in the surf.
We took some photos of the cliffs and the pier, then went and had a typical fish and chips lunch at a restaurant
We had planned on stopping at Arreton on the way back to Newport, but with the weather changing quite dramatically we decided to keep going all the way back to Newport and then back to the guest house.
We stopped and picked up some supplies for tea, and then returned to the guest house. Avril returned our washing which had been washed and dried – so we have clean clothes again.
Tomorrow we will decide where to go depending on the weather – possibly to Cowes to have a look around of that city.