England - Isle of Portland

The Isle of Portland is very hilly. There is a beautiful bay between the Isle and Weymouth, which is where the sailing events of the 2012 Olympics will be held.

The beach is many miles long and has pebbles of increasing size. It actually connects to the mainland, so the Isle is not an island at all, but almost! The castle below is Portland Castle, a Tudor Fortess over 460 years old.

At one end of the "island" is Portland Bill - a point of land jutting out into the sea, with 2 lighthouses, lots of rocks, and lots of people enjoying the bright sunny day. We enjoyed this - and had scones and cream!

We also had a beautiful sunset.