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The last day of walking! Laxey to Onchan

Almost there...nice weather and only a days walking to go. By this point, I was hardly noticing the weight on my back, I could just sprint along with it. A lot of today was road walking, not the nicest, but there were some good bits, especially Garwick Bay. This was only a little bay, but I...

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martin_b on March 20, 2007 from Onchan, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Finally back at Dougls

It seemed to take an age to get to Douglas...plodding on and on... That's what they call action photography! But eventually, I reached the cinema, feeling pretty elated (but not too tired after 96 miles really.) Time for a cup of tea...

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martin_b on March 20, 2007 from Douglas, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Ramsey to Maughold

A sunny day, but blowing a gale...but worrying as the direction meant it would be trying to blow me off the cliffs, rather than keeping me on, but never mind. Here's the view from the first hill, with Ramsey in the far distance. See the huge wave? Thats where I tried to walk along the...

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martin_b on March 19, 2007 from Maughold, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Maughold to Laxey

More stunning coastline round to Laxey, which is a nice little very small town/village. It's in two halfs- I was staying at the lower half, with the harbour, while the upper half is where the shops are, and where the famous Laxey Wheel is. This isn't the famous Laxey wheel, this is their...

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martin_b on March 19, 2007 from Laxey, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Jurby to Point Of Ayre

This map doesn't have Point of Ayre on it, so I've had to use Cranstal instead... when I set off from Jurby for the coast in the morning, I knew it was going to be a tough day. I had 15 miles of beach to walk, and it was intermittently pouring down with rain, with gales. I was kind of wet...

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martin_b on March 18, 2007 from Cranstal, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Point of Ayre to Ramsey

Well, the way up to Point of Ayre this morning had been hell, but the afternoon was wonderful. No wind at all, so much sunshine I could walk in a tshirt, a great beach stretching all down the coast to Ramsey. In Manx terms the beach North of Ramsey was very popular, ie there were 5 or 6...

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martin_b on March 18, 2007 from Ramsey, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Kirkmichael to Jurby

A nice sunny start to the day, but the sea was very rough. It is a little worrying when you are walking between a rough sea and some extremely unstable looking cliffs: you have to give them 10 feet or so clearance, because if it does suddenly come down it would be a killer. There's lots of...

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martin_b on March 17, 2007 from Jurby, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Peel to Kirkmichael

Well, the seas were rough today, but at least it wasn't raining. The first bit of the day was walking North along the old railway line. Quite easy walking, and when it stops at Glen Mooar, theres the remains of an old viaduct. I detoured up the valley a bit, as there are two things to...

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martin_b on March 16, 2007 from Kirkmichael, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Port Erin to Peel

The weather forecasts had begun to talk about blizzards sweeping down from Scotland...maybe doing this is March wasn't such a good plan. This was the toughest days walking, 15 miles and a very big hill in the middle. What's more, I'd noticed the day before that the very big hill was actually on...

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martin_b on March 15, 2007 from Peel, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Port St Mary to Port Erin

This was probably the best day on the whole trip. It was only a short walk, round the bottom of the island (6 miles or so), but very dramatic. First stop is the Chasms. Now, I don't like heights, so the idea of 300 foot precipitous cliffs...well, you can see the stress in my face in the shots...

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martin_b on March 14, 2007 from Port Erin, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

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