isle of wight...

This past weekend I made it down to the Isle of Wight, which for those of you that don’t know is a small island just off the coast of Portsmouth and Southampton here in the UK. The island hosts several sailing regattas every year, the largest of which is Cowes Week, which was completing this weekend. Six of us met up in Cowes to see the events and soak up the atmosphere. Gemma, the girlfriend of a good MBA friend, Dave, is from the Isle of Wight, and her parents very generously offered to host the six of us for the weekend.

Dave, Gemma, Mike, Kate, Matt and I were all on the island by Friday evening. We wandered to the city park right along the channel and sat down for one of the best fireworks displays I’ve seen! It was lovely to be right by the harbour, having the flashes of light reflected in the water. After the fireworks, we went to the main street of town, which had turned into one large street party, and we stayed and enjoyed the atmosphere for a few hours.

Saturday we explored the island a bit more, saw a couple of the races starting, and even walked a few miles along the coast. It was a lovely day. By evening, we were beat, just in time to get some sleep on the train ride back to Oxford!