We brought-up for a short time at the end of Ryde Pier, as papa wished to go on shore to the club.  The pier-head was crowded with people who had come there to enjoy the sea-breeze without the inconvenience of being tossed about in a vessel.  The town rises on a steep hill from the shore, with woods on both sides, and looks very picturesque.  To the west is the pretty village of Binstead, with its church peeping out among the trees.