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Showing posts with label Laxey Wheel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laxey Wheel. Show all posts

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Back to The Isle of Man...

It is hard to believe that it has been a year since I visited this charming island.  It is just like coming home...meeting up with old friends, eating at my favourite pubs and getting the opportunity to show the island off to my visiting Aunt.
Our first day started off with a trip down to 
the Calf of Man to take in the views.....
as well as a jaunt around Cregneash, a preserved historic village.
Sighting of the local 4 horned  Loaghtan sheep....what a handsome fella!
Since the day was starting to clear, we headed up to the top of Snaefell mountain by way of a 1865 electric railway
Such a clever design on the cappuccino.....The Three Legged Man!
As we are here for the Classic TT, we felt it was a fitting tribute to visit the statue of Joey Dunlop, 26 time TT winner who tragically was killed during a race in Estonia.
Adorning the mountain was this artist's rendition of the local sheep.
A quick visit to Laxey to meet up with Lady Isabella...
...a walk through the mines...
... and admiring the source for the waterwheel.
 First dinner out......salmon pasta at The Station in Port Erin.....yummmm
Nighty night...

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Have you met Lady Isabella?

One of the most famous landmarks in the IOM is the water wheel at Laxey, 
fondly called 'Lady Isabella'.
She was used to pump water out of the coal mines - a real engineering feat!

I didn't have the nerve to walk right to the very top, but made it halfway up

Laxey is also known for it's Wollen Mill, which produces the local Manx tartan,
 still woven by hand.

A more colourful example of the tartan
Dotted along the mill were lovely sculptures....


When we got home, the resident Manx cat, Charlie, 
decided to move into the kitchen and take a nap on the chair
We did have to kick him out to eat our supper!
More racing to come....