The end of the Isle of Man Visit

All good things must come to an end and we are just about ready to head to Somerset, UK for the last leg of our holiday.

Before we go, here are a few more memories of what we enjoyed.

For the last race, we went back to our favourite spot, Cronk y Voddy, where the view of the racers was the best.  This 'nail biter' was won by a local man, Michael Evans......

In order to satisfy my 'nature need', we stopped for a few more snaps at Glen Wyllin, on the west coast.

After visiting the island for so many years, we have come to know that Islander hospitality is so welcoming.  We had a fabulous evening with Gill and Neil (and a few of their friends) who treated us to a sumptuous meal.

We went back to one of my favourite places, Glen Maye, which boasts a gorgeous waterfall (arrived at by walking down many, many steps)

Back at the 'farm', I was totally amused by this silly goat, who managed to get himself into a bit of a jam.

Don't worry, he did manage to get out of there

For our last night, we went to The Hawthorn, for one of the best pub meals we have ever had on the island

My lamb shank fix!

 A final look up the hill behind our cottage....

So long, IOM.....until next year!

Medieval Times in the Isle of Man

Good morning, Port St Mary

Our adventure for today was a to get in touch with the past.

Castletown, on the south east part of the island, is home to Castle Rushen, which was the main protection against the invading forces.

Although its main purpose was to keep the enemies out, it was also used to keep convicts it....imagine being shackled up in these!

...with this for a view...

...and having this as your 'privy'...

(this view came with full sound effects - charming!)

Seems a little barbaric to me....

If you did get a chance to escape to the roof of the castle, you probably would not have been able to scale the walls down, but you would have had a fabulous view!

  Enough history, time to enjoy the scenery...Niarbyl 

has the best view of the western coast of the island...

  We carried on up the west coast to Glen Maye to take in the calming effects of this famous waterfall

Off to Harold's farm for night 1 of practice - it was cut short,
but the bees still had time for dinner.

Then off to our favourite Italian restaurant, Andreas,
for a delicious dinner....

Pepperoni, artichoke & olive pizza with a fried egg

Warm chevre cheese with pecans

Seafood linguine

All in all, a busy but fab day!