Archive for July, 2001

Isle of Man Odyssey - Part Four

Final day of my holiday in Mann.

Well, despite my claim that I would ride to Port Erin by steam-powered train today I didn’t. Sorry.

It wasn’t because of money. Nope. It was because my old friend “booze” called my name and…

Isle of Man Odyssey - Part Three

It cleared up again yesterday, about 30 minutes after travelling down the Mountain Railway to Laxey Wheel and lead/Zinc mines. By evening the wind had died down in time for a barbeque with some of my brother and his girlfriend’s…

Isle of Man Odyssey - Day Three

I sit now on top of Snaefell - the Isle of Man’s tallest, by virtue of being its’ only, mountain.

I’m in the bar as I write, with a pint of Manx-brewed Okell’s bitter. The view here is… limited by a…

2001… an Isle of Man Odyssey

It’s Tuesday, 17th of July, 2001 and I am sat in the dining room of the house my brother rents with a friend on the Isle of Man. It is day two of my five-day visit to the island.

I am…