Thanks for the welcomes Hedge, Ciderpuss (I wondered who I'd seen waving from Pompey), treecreeper (I hope Blackgang's still there - my kids are expecting to visit on Saturday!), Pete, Pippa, ellen, Kayleigh and Robin P (in my view the best one day - ie 24hr - bus deal is a £10 rover and make sure you use it a lot. My recommendation is catch the x-40 coaster from Ryde and it takes you all the way round the south coast to Alum Bay)
Rob