Er... Ryde's kinda crappy ... it's kinda chock full of ugly buildings, and we couldn't really get to the sea or nature or anything, most bits we actually got near were cordoned off. The tranquility we found was within our selves ... and we did find it, so no loss really, but we had hoped for a real nature around us moment ... we knew we couldn't have that all day, but a little while maybe...
There was a 'fete' at the Abbey - and not a monk in sight!
OK, there were loads of kids milling about ready to perform something and a few tables with old people selling tatt ... er ... this was no fete!
We walked to the 'ruins' - a nice walk, saw pigs and sheeps, all very nice. The ruins looked great too ... but were inaccessible - a big rusty chain and padlock on the gate! Barbed wire! Sheep on the inside!! OMG.
So we walked the other way to get to the beach. No such luck. Eventually we reached a dead end, we could see the water, and some great boats, but couldn't reach any of it - cordoned off. We did sit on a bench and chat, was nice. Then had a nice lunch at the pub nearby. Then back we went to Ryde, and found a small patch of beach, for another chat. We had decided to get the Hovercraft back to Portsmouth. We did and it was the best thing we did! It was brilliant.
I did have a moment when we got to Portsmouth .... I found some amazing ice cream and wanted some. A LOT. But I chose not to have it. If I still want it later, we can go back to Portsmouth and have it - LOL!
We met up with Chris's sister Amanda and her partner Judith, they are lovely, we had a brilliant time with them. They were meeting a whole load of friends as it was someone's birthday, and we tagged along and it was all very pleasant. Chris' sister loves him and is very, very proud of him, and he is so sweet in how he wants to hang out with her! It was nice to see them connect, they clearly wanted to. Was nice to be there.
We spent the night at their place - with their 3 cats!!! Chris got relegated to the tv room actually WITH the cats! I think he X-Box 360-d his way through the early hours in the end. I of course totally got the spare room with the huge comfy bed and slept like a log which contains a littler log!
Amanda and Judith also have one of the loveliest bathrooms I have ever seen, and it was very nice having a shower there the next day. We made our way into Portsmouth again later that morning, to Guns Quays and spent the day walking about from eating place to eating place eating and drinking depending on the time (we stuck to my food schedule) and watched Kung Fu Panda which I found inspirational! (I'm a warrior too Po, and I'll never give up either.)
My sugars were kinda high after breakfast as I had forgotten the night dose of Metformin (DOH) the previous night, and had also forgotten the breakfast dose. AND I HAD PORRIDGE!!! WITH BANANA!!!!
Dear oh Dear.
Spent the day bringing it all down again and it worked. No problems.
There was another food incident - we bought Cheese Strings for me to eat in the cinema and also on the coach ... and euuurrgghhhh there was fungus inside!!! So we took it back, Chris dealt with it for me. Bleaghhh.
We went to the C0-Op before getting on the coach, and got low carb cheesy twisty things, houmous, and water, AND CHEESE STRINGS! I was determined to not let my demons get the better of me - I don't want to be scared of Cheese String. Haunted by the fungus boogey-man.
It was fine! Ate fine, travelled fine, felt fine - managed to keep my sugars ok.
Best thing was, Chris and I both got a lot out of the time together, away from life and everything in it, and we both came away I think stronger in ourselves, a bit re-charged, which is good as we each have so much to do. So much ahead.
Am very glad I had that time away.
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