Day 57: The Flame visited the Isle of Wight and journeyed to Southampton
The Flame travelled 58.72 miles and visited 12 communities on its journey from Bournemouth to Southampton.
After starting the day in Bournemouth, the Flame was carried on the Needles Chair Lift as it visited the coloured sands of Alum Bay beach on the Isle of Wight.
Later one of the world’s greatest ever offshore sailors, Dame Ellen MacArthur, carried the Flame in East Cowes.
In 2005, Dame Ellen became the fastest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed, completeing the journey in 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes, 33 seconds at sea.
The Flame was also carried by fellow sailor Shirley Robertson in Newport, who made history at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games by becoming the first British woman to win gold medals at consecutive Games.
Day 57 finished in Southampton with an evening celebration, where the last Torchbearer of the day – Gillian Rose – lit a celebration cauldron on stage at the end of a two-hour show featuring music, dance and theatre.
The Flame was carried through the following communities: Bournemouth, Boscombe, Christchurch, Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst, Lymington, Totland, Yarmouth, Carisbrooke, Newport, East Cowes and Southampton.
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