Mottistone Down, Compton Bay, Brook Bay and idyllic views

Today was our 'mop up' day, everything we wanted to do, but haven't yet. It's our last full day on the Island so our first stop was meant to be Brighstone Forest. We parked and walked the Worsley Way, along the side of the forest, but when we looked at the path into the forest...no chance. It was a mud bath. Instead, we continued our walk and we are so so glad we did. At the crest of the hill, we were treated to 180 degree view fom West Wight, all the way down the coast. We could see over to the mainland too.

Our next stop was Compton Bay. We had hoped to walk on the beach but the stairs were completely wrecked, so while Ali walked along the cliff to Brook Bay, I drove and met her at the end. We walked along a very sad beach. Sad because it was absolutely full of rubbish, mainly plastic. There were lots of containers, tyres, netting... It's such a shame and we were dying to pick it all up.

The beach is glorious, full of lots of different types of rock so the sand was a multitude of colours. For our last day, Ali even said 'you saved the best till last'. A great day with spectacular views.