Visit to the Shanklin Chine, IOW

  Chine? Did you say chine? What on earth is a chine? There are several meanings but the one that fits this chine is… a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water. (It’s an olde English word that is not used that often any more.)   Once I found out what a […]

Isle of Wight, England

What is IOW, you ask. Well, I just happen to have the answer. IOW stands for Isle of Wight. Don’t feel badly. Even though we have been to England a few times, neither of us knew what IOW stood for either. If you did not know, it is obvious you have not been there. So […]