Ron Winter lived on the Isle of Wight for twenty-one years and had many books published about the history of this rather special place. He and his wife Pat, a photographer, soon realised that the Island is not only rich in natural beauty but also in history, and they spent many happy years exploring the highways and by-ways, recording and writing about their discoveries, hoping to share their enjoyment with others. Ron has achieved this aim by passing onto the reader this enthusiasm for the Island, and Pat’s pictures affectionately convey her own love of the Island Scene.
Ron Winter first discovered the Isle of Wight in 1936 when he was serving as an Engineering Officer in RMS Queen Mary, and he never forgot it. After innumerable visits it was inevitable that the Island ultimately became his retirement home. He soon became absorbed in the Isle of Wight’s long history and its great natural beauty, and ‘Traveller’s Joy’ is his fifth book extolling the virtues of this very special place.
