The Aqua Hotel, Shanklin, IoW
Looking for fossils at Collwell Bay
'Venus' in life position at Collwell Bay
Fossils found at Collwell
Looking at the formation of miniature anti-dunes in a stream
Most of us did walk down (& up) the 188 steps to Alum Bay, but some took the easy route.
The famous Alum Bay coloured sands
Iron staining in Alum Bay
The secret message on the rock!
Examining the chalk for echinoids at the end of Alum Bay
Paul (H) had better things to do!
Flint bands in the chalk, Freshwater
The perfect end to the day
Paul standing on the recent landslip at St Catherine's Point
The landslip from Paul's viewpoint
The St Catherine's Point landslip
On the beach near St Catherine's
A fossil burrow showing the living chamber (upside down)
The view over Blackgang Chine towards the Needles
The cliff above Blackgang Chine showing the evidence of continuing movement
The cliff above Blackgang Chine showing the evidence of continuing movemen
Slippage of the Gault clay near Blackgang
Paddy & Pat look at dinosaur footprints at Hanover Point
Pat's foot with a dinosaur footprint
Fossil pine raft at Hanover Point
Cast of a dinosaur footprint, Hanover Point
Paul explains the formation of channels at Hanover Point and the cyclical nature of the depositions
The last day. At Whitecliff Bay
Mountain goats? No, just OUGS!
Paul makes a point at Whitecliff
Layer of shells marking a time of non-deposition
Gypsum roses within recently-eroded cavities in fallen blocks of Bembridge Limestone, Whitecliff Bay
The last exposure. Fossil beach at Bembridge - the youngest deposits on the island
Photo by Patrick Clements
Photo by Patrick Clements
Photo by Patrick Clements
Photo by Patrick Clements
Photo by Patrick Clements
Photo by Patrick Clements
Photo by Patrick Clements
Photo by Patrick Clements