So I am off, and heading for Heathrow, to stay over on the Sunday night before flying out at 10.05am on the Monday. Travelled on the Hovercraft, the only passenger service of its kind in the world. A taxi from Southsea to London. Staying at the Novotel. This hotel is part of the Accor group, and I read an aritcle that said that the Motel 6 lodging chain in America, who are known for the slogan,"we'll leave the light on for you" plan to recycle more than 60,000 fluorescent light bulbs each year. The bulbs consume about 75 percent less energy than conventional light bulbs. The voluntary program, aimed at reducing energy consumption is the first of its kind in the industry. The company, a unit of the Paris based Accor SA has about 900 hotls in the US. Motel 6 will also recycle batteries, such as those used in door locks. The program will cost 90,000 dollars a year and the company expects to save about 1.3 million dollars in energy costs by replacing 450,000 conventional light bulbs with fluorescent ones..Story from San Francisco Newspaper.

CO2 Report - Isle of Wight - 20 miles by car, 4 miles by Hovercraft then 69 miles by car on Mainland