BER+CHI week 2. Mother’s Day at the Isle of Wight

(Post super-delayed, with minimal running.)

Whilst the UK celebrates Mother’s Day in March, the rest of the world (at least the US and the Philippines). This year, it has been special. It was the first time that we celebrated it with my Mom.

Last year, David and I went to the Isle of Wight. This year, we took the kids and my mom along. The kids were excited taking the Hovercraft but David and I were a little less excited when we had to take the bus from Ryde to Ventnor (1hr 20mins!).

This trip was very much a kids trip. We went to Sandown to the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary – saw meerkats, tigers, lions, and more. The following day, we went to Shanklin and saw dinosaurs at the Shanklin Chine. Then spent a great time at the arcade and mini golf. When we got back to Ventnor, we ended up at the Ventnor Splash Pad.

Then a bit of sundowning in Ventnor…

Last year, we tried to make it to the Smoking Lobster but it was shut. The kids were so tired that we managed to sneak off for a meal.

On Mother’s Day, we had brunch at Cantina. But of course, it is always so nerve-wracking when we take the kids out to eat as they always end up crawling underneath the tables. And when we order them toast with Sourdough with Nutella – they only devour the Nutella and leave a well-licked Sourdough toast.