Wednesday 25th February 2015

Today I had a day out with Bill. As I had picked the day and time of our trip and our lunch, it was up to Bill to decide where we went. Our first stop was up a (mostly) unmade road near Narradale. We drove up as far as it seemed reasonable to do so then took a walk to an abandoned farmstead

Our next stop was in Sulby Valley. A short walk took us to a little building, currently being used for storage, with views across Sulby Valley. I took a shot through a gap in the wall (long exposure) to show the inside of the cottage.

Our next stop was the site of the old Tynwald

Our next stop was Injebreck for lunch. It started raining during lunch so we then headed south, calling at Langness and Fort Island but the rain didn't let up and the fog closed in. We gave up and headed home

Saturday 21st February 2015

The forecast today wasn't good with a high chance of rain from mid-morning. With that in mind, Dave and I decided to have short walks. As there was a photographic exhibition at the Hodgson Loom Gallery, Laxey was our first stop.

After our visit to the gallery, we carried on up the valley to make a circular route back to the car. Down by the harbour, we saw a number of goats on the hillside

We next headed up to Glen Roy. The idea was to park up and have a walk. However, most of the places we could have parked in were passing spots

As we hadn't been for a while we headed to Cornaa for another short walk. The Marsh Marigolds are starting to come out but, not enough for a picture

Our final stop before heading home was Port Lewaigue

14th February 2015

This morning we headed to Ballaglass. Last time we had been there, parts of the path were shut due to storm damage. The paths are now open and a new bridge has been built.

We next headed over to Ballaugh Beach to watch the polo match

After some lunch in the Curraghs, we headed over to Maughold Church and walked the coastal path to Port Mooar