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The day dawned dreary but dry. Julian got up early and went to the shoprite. Shoprite is actually Sainsbury’s here in the IOM. He also had a look at Peel golf club/ course, before returning home, with (almost) everything on the list! We had hoped that our sailing friends Nigel and Brenda were going toContinue reading “Saturday 20 August. Peel.”

A much brighter day today. Still windy from the south, but pleasant in the breezy sunshine. First thing we did was to go to the little Manx kipper Smokery at the top end of the harbour. It looks as though it been there for decades……. apart from the red double decker bus which has somehowContinue reading “Friday 19 August. Peel and Douglas.”

We got the bus to Douglas and then another one to Castletown. It was a pretty grey and damp start, with mist the dominant feature whichever way you looked. Apparently the legend has it that Mannanan cloaks the island in mist to protect it …. so no-one knows it’s there……. Mannanan being the Celtic mythicalContinue reading “Thursday 18 August. Castletown.”

Still being a Tourist. The wind died down overnight which made for a better nights sleep. We started our trip today by getting the bus to Douglas. It’s cloudy but dry with the tops of the mountains in mist. We got to Douglas and got off st the sea terminal… basically where the Ferry comesContinue reading “Wednesday 17 August. Douglas, Laxey, Snaefell, Ramsey.”

I thought I was back in Scilly, when the wind started in the middle of the night and the boat started rocking. Even attached to the pontoon it was quite significant. It was a north wind which obviously funnels into the marina in this direction. Thunder and lightning accompanied the wind, with heavy rain toContinue reading “Tuesday 16 August. Still on holiday in The Isle of Man.”

Stan left us on Monday, having organised the only remaining taxi in Peel, “ Terrys taxis” . For some reason he seemed reluctant to rely on public transport ( buses) to get him to the airport In time. The designated meeting point was the painted dolphin. Realising at a latter hour that there were quiteContinue reading “Friday to Monday 12/13/14/15 August. Holiday in The Isle of Man.”

First of all .. I forgot to add that we’ve passed the 2000 Nautical mile mark. ! So that picture will be included here.. The morning started early.You know the nights are drawing in when it’s still pretty dark at 0500. This will be more obvious as we go further north too. Tides again dictatingContinue reading “Thursday 11 August. Ardglass to Peel . Isle of Man. 30 nm”

It had been a quiet night with only the merest gentle rocking. It was yet another beautiful morning. we left at 0730 and had bacon sandwiches on the way. No wind meant motoring for the first part of the journey, but that has its benefits. It means flat sea and loads of sea birds around.Continue reading “Wednesday 10 August. Skerries to Ardglass. 47 nm”

I’ve added the pictures 😊

Julian’s first task today was to try and sort out the Log. This is the device which sits in the bottom of the boat and reads the nm per hour/ knots that we do. Basically a non metallic paddle wheel which spins round and a sensor to record the revolutions . We reckoned it hadContinue reading “Tuesday 9 August. Dun Laoghaire to Skerries. 15 nm”