I visited Isle of white some 20 years ago, and it is a delightful Island.
@keithawhosoever5384 Жыл бұрын
Well filmed . 👍 I was an Isle of Wight County Council bus driver . It was called 'Wight Bus' , and all the single decker busses and coaches where white . They trained me up back in 1998 , when I was 40 years young , and I left the job in 2008. Wight Bus came to an end a few short years after I left . A number of the council drivers joined Southern Vectus . I'm glad I had the experience of driving for Wight Bus . I saw most of the island with the various driving jobs they gave me. This included , driving special needs children and adults from their homes to their schools or work places , doing regular school runs , coach outings , and normal fare paying passenger services .... I will say though ; it's a challenging job on lots of levels and though it had its perks , in time , it got too stressful for me . 🧐 10 years with Wight Bus were enough , and I very much doubt I would have lasted a month with Southern Vectus because of the pressures . Kudos to those bus drivers still working on the Island ..👌 🏝️🇬🇧
@jappychap2003 Жыл бұрын
Lovely film. Brought back so many memories. I worked on the Isle of Wight from 1971 to 1973 and loved it there. I lived in Ryde, but nearly bought a house boat in Bembridge harbour. Hardly anything has changed. Still a wonderful place.
@grahamecook1370 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant driving by a highly skilled driver and it also proves that not all heroes wear capes !
@John-qq8he Жыл бұрын
Great place to visit whatever your age. Things to do for all ages.
@hairycanary3238 Жыл бұрын
Awesome driving, reversing back up the street. Well done driver. Isle of White looks beautiful.
@Essexkiwi Жыл бұрын
My family and I spent our summer holidays for a few years, back to back on the island. We used to travel down each summer from Essex.The last time I was personally on the island was in 1970 for the music festival that had Jimi Hendrix as the headliner. It stuns me to think how rapidly the years have passed. 😮
@stinkiepinkie Жыл бұрын
i was virtualing traveling with you all on the bus using my google map to match the landscape... what trip! saving $$$ on airfare and hotel.. thank you for this guided tour. now i can tell people i have been to Isle of Wright! from brooklyn,new york
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
That's why when I do local trips I often put in street names so people can follow along on Google lol. Airfares are murder right now my brother just booked a premium plus seat to UK this week it was more than double what I paid last year. On trip last year to UK and Ireland I stayed in Hostels had a great time with the "Young People" In Southampton I paid £80 for a hotel room in Summertime Good Luck if you going this year.
@blackmask38 Жыл бұрын
Last on the Isle Of Wight almost 40 years ago, this video brought back some happy memories. Great stuff, Thank You.
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@viviennewest1867 Жыл бұрын
I’m so glad I come across this site of the trip around the inland because It been 66 years when I left with my family and now live in Australia. I must also applaud the driver in his skills driving on vert narrow roads and of reversing with cars on each side of the road. And I must thank the person who took the film and the window (well we all do have that bit of problem. We use to live on Newport Rd. and grow up in Bumbridge.. Thanks
@LMWhirlwind Жыл бұрын
I used to live on the Isle of Wight. Its a very pretty place
@thomasknight1190 Жыл бұрын
A great bus ride I’ve been to the Isle of Wight threetimes the first time in the early 1950s with the school this must be a couple of years old this video because the grand hotel was demolished I stayed in there in the early 1960s for a week only one day of rain I would like to go back to the Isle of Wight but at the age of 78 I don’t think I’ll make it once again a great Bus ride thank you very much
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Video was August 2022
@KarlOsgood
Жыл бұрын
@Ray Viray-Cox was gonna say it had to be atleast last year sometime, bus station you left from is completely closed off atm, due to it being revamped
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
I loved the Stairs that go over the railway lines by the bus station, when I made a video of the Hovercraft from atop those stairs it makes the Hovercraft seem likes its coming into My Sitting Room lol, Bus/Train station could have had some better services though.
@irenefiggess1852 Жыл бұрын
Awesome bus tour, best wishes from New Zealand
@rbnhd1144 Жыл бұрын
I cant believe I sat and watched that for 90 minutes, I have to say I enjoyed it all, and Id love to visit some day, so thanks to you for your time and efforts, you did a wonderful job, The Isle of Wight looks busy but lovely. Thanks.
@ddunn3489 Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍Nice Ride. As someone else said...saved me a Plane ticket !
@independentpuppy7520 Жыл бұрын
Very nice. Thanks for uploading the vid.
@keithsmith3238 Жыл бұрын
I am a retired coach driver and Did tours of the island a number of times, always enjoyed it in spite of the narrow roads. Used to hate tinsel and turkey tours , the island is not so good in the depth of winter.
@brucedanton3669 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the views here too-very nice of course. Well done too!
@caravanstuff2827 Жыл бұрын
Not sure what I was expecting...but it looks like any other part of rural England !!.💕🇬🇧🇺🇦
@mothmagic1
Жыл бұрын
It is but it has its own attraction as you will discover if you ever visit.
@mothmagic1
Жыл бұрын
If you do visit don't look at the weather forecast for Southampton, look at the forecast for Northern France. It is more likely to be correct even though Southampton is much closer.
@carolsmith6012
Жыл бұрын
To go on the hovercraft was amazing,
@mikechandley3485
Жыл бұрын
j k
@trevorchambers1812
Жыл бұрын
Looks maybe (it was often described in tourist publicity as England in Miniature) but there is a definite different feel to the Island which is noticeable as soon as you get off the ferry. Very difficult to convey on film.....
@alfgarnet-nq6dl Жыл бұрын
went there with my mum a few years before she passed away we both loved it god i miss her
@leedaniels1468 Жыл бұрын
I went there in 94 and it was the strangest place I've ever been like time had stood still from the 50s .
@nickmiller76
4 ай бұрын
when I lived there in the 50s, it was like time had stood still from the 30s.
@leedaniels1468
4 ай бұрын
@@nickmiller76 when my Grandfather went there in the 1930s he said it felt like ..
@mothmagic1 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to my return to the island in May. The first time in about 15 years.
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Lucky you we are expecting our third Snow Storm in the last seven days
@petersmith6151 Жыл бұрын
1955 I broke my leg on the Isle of Wight - they could have put cones around it!
@timothymay1896 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@123penfold Жыл бұрын
That reverse manoeuvre was done expertly at the slowest possible speed.
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
As you hear in the video we all applauded and the driver asked me if I had managed to get it on Video, I held off posting the video because of how dirty the window was lol. Thanks for you comment.
@AndreiTupolev Жыл бұрын
"It is illegal to bring a grey squirrel into the Isle of Wight. The penalty is Death." 😶
That's the first bus service (as opposed to sightseeing tour) I've seen with a recorded commentary
@padgecrack4018 Жыл бұрын
There's another bus! ...yep 😀
@gixxerman1128 Жыл бұрын
Don't advertise how nice the isle of wight is, Next thing it will look like London.
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure during music festivals and long weekends it probably is quite packed.
@elrjames7799 Жыл бұрын
Good 'First Group' tour, but does anyone remember independent 'Southern Vectis'. I had shares in that lovely Company.
@iwbus
Жыл бұрын
First Group?
@AndreiTupolev
Жыл бұрын
It's Go-Ahead
@elrjames7799
Жыл бұрын
@@AndreiTupolev Yes: but it was firstly first.
@elrjames7799
Жыл бұрын
@@iwbus At the time of the dissolution.
@iwbus
Жыл бұрын
It was never First
@victoriaaletaaustria2817 Жыл бұрын
Hope you speak for annotations because the subtitles, aside from red color is hard to read when background is light color and exceeds on left & right of screen. Thanks!
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
thanks for the feedback
@bowmurbandit Жыл бұрын
That's the only problem with a bus tour. Southern Vectis busses don't have suspension. lol
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
And not a lot of legroom in the front seats upper deck lol
@TicTacToe3511 Жыл бұрын
What does this your cost
@monoman4083 Жыл бұрын
i was at school in ryde in the 70's. when was this filmed ?
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
July 2022
@robertjones-eb4xo Жыл бұрын
Never been there , and now, Im glad. Ha Ha . Cant beat S Devon
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
yes i like Devon as well
@alecjefferson6993
Жыл бұрын
And you save being ripped off £££ on ferry crossing ££ most expensive bit of water to in the world 😱
@coswiger Жыл бұрын
Interesting tour but I don't really like all these cuts...
@stewartgellatly8073 Жыл бұрын
This video is plagued by what appears to be the inability of the camera to always be in focus while on the move. The problem exists on some other channels. Additionally, the red print sometimes on the screen is virtually illegible. The retention of delays at traffic lights etc. is as frustrating to view as it is in reality. Who enjoys waiting in traffic?
@TicTacToe3511 Жыл бұрын
Sorry what does this tour cost
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Not sure but I think its around £14 or £8.50 for a senior Check Vectis
@PaulL-tc8yr
Жыл бұрын
24 hour rover ticket including all Breezer bus tours is £14.
@andywarrington4738 Жыл бұрын
annoying commentary , much prefer peace n quiet and look at what YOu want to look at
@ajlajkitbre Жыл бұрын
YOU SHOULDN'T WEAR BRACELETS ON THE SAME HAND. SECOND - JUC IS THE MOST AWKWARD DESIGN FOR FEMALE JEWELRY
@daveb5383 Жыл бұрын
Seen a video last night about the isle of shit, they need to pick better people a diver and a singer with some umpa lumpas
@AndreiTupolev
Жыл бұрын
Was that intended to make sense when you wrote it?
@keithawhosoever5384
Жыл бұрын
@@AndreiTupolev I doubt it ... There are more polite ways to criticize an English holiday/ residential island 🙄🇬🇧🏝️
@aswclassicsiow8588
Жыл бұрын
If you dont like the Island there's a ferry leaving every hour
Пікірлер: 82
Such smooth roads. Must be lovely riding on them.
I visited Isle of white some 20 years ago, and it is a delightful Island.
Well filmed . 👍 I was an Isle of Wight County Council bus driver . It was called 'Wight Bus' , and all the single decker busses and coaches where white . They trained me up back in 1998 , when I was 40 years young , and I left the job in 2008. Wight Bus came to an end a few short years after I left . A number of the council drivers joined Southern Vectus . I'm glad I had the experience of driving for Wight Bus . I saw most of the island with the various driving jobs they gave me. This included , driving special needs children and adults from their homes to their schools or work places , doing regular school runs , coach outings , and normal fare paying passenger services .... I will say though ; it's a challenging job on lots of levels and though it had its perks , in time , it got too stressful for me . 🧐 10 years with Wight Bus were enough , and I very much doubt I would have lasted a month with Southern Vectus because of the pressures . Kudos to those bus drivers still working on the Island ..👌 🏝️🇬🇧
Lovely film. Brought back so many memories. I worked on the Isle of Wight from 1971 to 1973 and loved it there. I lived in Ryde, but nearly bought a house boat in Bembridge harbour. Hardly anything has changed. Still a wonderful place.
Brilliant driving by a highly skilled driver and it also proves that not all heroes wear capes !
Great place to visit whatever your age. Things to do for all ages.
Awesome driving, reversing back up the street. Well done driver. Isle of White looks beautiful.
My family and I spent our summer holidays for a few years, back to back on the island. We used to travel down each summer from Essex.The last time I was personally on the island was in 1970 for the music festival that had Jimi Hendrix as the headliner. It stuns me to think how rapidly the years have passed. 😮
i was virtualing traveling with you all on the bus using my google map to match the landscape... what trip! saving $$$ on airfare and hotel.. thank you for this guided tour. now i can tell people i have been to Isle of Wright! from brooklyn,new york
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
That's why when I do local trips I often put in street names so people can follow along on Google lol. Airfares are murder right now my brother just booked a premium plus seat to UK this week it was more than double what I paid last year. On trip last year to UK and Ireland I stayed in Hostels had a great time with the "Young People" In Southampton I paid £80 for a hotel room in Summertime Good Luck if you going this year.
Last on the Isle Of Wight almost 40 years ago, this video brought back some happy memories. Great stuff, Thank You.
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
I’m so glad I come across this site of the trip around the inland because It been 66 years when I left with my family and now live in Australia. I must also applaud the driver in his skills driving on vert narrow roads and of reversing with cars on each side of the road. And I must thank the person who took the film and the window (well we all do have that bit of problem. We use to live on Newport Rd. and grow up in Bumbridge.. Thanks
I used to live on the Isle of Wight. Its a very pretty place
A great bus ride I’ve been to the Isle of Wight threetimes the first time in the early 1950s with the school this must be a couple of years old this video because the grand hotel was demolished I stayed in there in the early 1960s for a week only one day of rain I would like to go back to the Isle of Wight but at the age of 78 I don’t think I’ll make it once again a great Bus ride thank you very much
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Video was August 2022
@KarlOsgood
Жыл бұрын
@Ray Viray-Cox was gonna say it had to be atleast last year sometime, bus station you left from is completely closed off atm, due to it being revamped
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
I loved the Stairs that go over the railway lines by the bus station, when I made a video of the Hovercraft from atop those stairs it makes the Hovercraft seem likes its coming into My Sitting Room lol, Bus/Train station could have had some better services though.
Awesome bus tour, best wishes from New Zealand
I cant believe I sat and watched that for 90 minutes, I have to say I enjoyed it all, and Id love to visit some day, so thanks to you for your time and efforts, you did a wonderful job, The Isle of Wight looks busy but lovely. Thanks.
👍👍👍👍👍👍Nice Ride. As someone else said...saved me a Plane ticket !
Very nice. Thanks for uploading the vid.
I am a retired coach driver and Did tours of the island a number of times, always enjoyed it in spite of the narrow roads. Used to hate tinsel and turkey tours , the island is not so good in the depth of winter.
Thank you for the views here too-very nice of course. Well done too!
Not sure what I was expecting...but it looks like any other part of rural England !!.💕🇬🇧🇺🇦
@mothmagic1
Жыл бұрын
It is but it has its own attraction as you will discover if you ever visit.
@mothmagic1
Жыл бұрын
If you do visit don't look at the weather forecast for Southampton, look at the forecast for Northern France. It is more likely to be correct even though Southampton is much closer.
@carolsmith6012
Жыл бұрын
To go on the hovercraft was amazing,
@mikechandley3485
Жыл бұрын
j k
@trevorchambers1812
Жыл бұрын
Looks maybe (it was often described in tourist publicity as England in Miniature) but there is a definite different feel to the Island which is noticeable as soon as you get off the ferry. Very difficult to convey on film.....
went there with my mum a few years before she passed away we both loved it god i miss her
I went there in 94 and it was the strangest place I've ever been like time had stood still from the 50s .
@nickmiller76
4 ай бұрын
when I lived there in the 50s, it was like time had stood still from the 30s.
@leedaniels1468
4 ай бұрын
@@nickmiller76 when my Grandfather went there in the 1930s he said it felt like ..
Looking forward to my return to the island in May. The first time in about 15 years.
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Lucky you we are expecting our third Snow Storm in the last seven days
1955 I broke my leg on the Isle of Wight - they could have put cones around it!
Great video
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
That reverse manoeuvre was done expertly at the slowest possible speed.
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
As you hear in the video we all applauded and the driver asked me if I had managed to get it on Video, I held off posting the video because of how dirty the window was lol. Thanks for you comment.
"It is illegal to bring a grey squirrel into the Isle of Wight. The penalty is Death." 😶
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Reference www.wightsquirrels.co.uk/Red-squirrel-facts.html
That's the first bus service (as opposed to sightseeing tour) I've seen with a recorded commentary
There's another bus! ...yep 😀
Don't advertise how nice the isle of wight is, Next thing it will look like London.
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure during music festivals and long weekends it probably is quite packed.
Good 'First Group' tour, but does anyone remember independent 'Southern Vectis'. I had shares in that lovely Company.
@iwbus
Жыл бұрын
First Group?
@AndreiTupolev
Жыл бұрын
It's Go-Ahead
@elrjames7799
Жыл бұрын
@@AndreiTupolev Yes: but it was firstly first.
@elrjames7799
Жыл бұрын
@@iwbus At the time of the dissolution.
@iwbus
Жыл бұрын
It was never First
Hope you speak for annotations because the subtitles, aside from red color is hard to read when background is light color and exceeds on left & right of screen. Thanks!
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
thanks for the feedback
That's the only problem with a bus tour. Southern Vectis busses don't have suspension. lol
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
And not a lot of legroom in the front seats upper deck lol
What does this your cost
i was at school in ryde in the 70's. when was this filmed ?
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
July 2022
Never been there , and now, Im glad. Ha Ha . Cant beat S Devon
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
yes i like Devon as well
@alecjefferson6993
Жыл бұрын
And you save being ripped off £££ on ferry crossing ££ most expensive bit of water to in the world 😱
Interesting tour but I don't really like all these cuts...
This video is plagued by what appears to be the inability of the camera to always be in focus while on the move. The problem exists on some other channels. Additionally, the red print sometimes on the screen is virtually illegible. The retention of delays at traffic lights etc. is as frustrating to view as it is in reality. Who enjoys waiting in traffic?
Sorry what does this tour cost
@rayviray-cox1392
Жыл бұрын
Not sure but I think its around £14 or £8.50 for a senior Check Vectis
@PaulL-tc8yr
Жыл бұрын
24 hour rover ticket including all Breezer bus tours is £14.
annoying commentary , much prefer peace n quiet and look at what YOu want to look at
YOU SHOULDN'T WEAR BRACELETS ON THE SAME HAND. SECOND - JUC IS THE MOST AWKWARD DESIGN FOR FEMALE JEWELRY
Seen a video last night about the isle of shit, they need to pick better people a diver and a singer with some umpa lumpas
@AndreiTupolev
Жыл бұрын
Was that intended to make sense when you wrote it?
@keithawhosoever5384
Жыл бұрын
@@AndreiTupolev I doubt it ... There are more polite ways to criticize an English holiday/ residential island 🙄🇬🇧🏝️
@aswclassicsiow8588
Жыл бұрын
If you dont like the Island there's a ferry leaving every hour