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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...

permalink written by  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...

permalink written by  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...

permalink written by  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...

permalink written by  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...

permalink written by  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...

permalink written by  martin_b on March 14, 2007 from Port Erin, Isle of Man
from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Castleton to Port St. Mary

Breakfast at the College is served at some ungodly hour, 8 o' clock I think, and involves walking to another hall. I decided that a bacon sandwich in Castletown was the better option, so dropping the keys off with the only person apparently working in the building I was in, I went into the town...

permalink written by  martin_b on March 13, 2007 from Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man
from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Port Soderick

Port Soderick is a lovely little place. Sadly the cafe complex is closed, but even so, this is a perfect little bay, with it's own cave, sand and pebbly beaches, rocks to climb: so why are there no families with kids here? Well, nobody here at all except a mysterious green transit van. I...

permalink written by  martin_b on March 12, 2007 from Port Soderick, Isle of Man
from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

Castletown

I stayed in King Williams College (it's the one that has the quiz in the Guardian every Christmas.) It's a rather posh looking place, on the outskirts of the town, with cheap hostel style accomodation. I was the only person staying in the hostel bit, so I had the whole building to myself....

permalink written by  martin_b on March 12, 2007 from Castletown, Isle of Man
from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

In Douglas

Well, Douglas was a bit drizzly at first, but soon dried off, and as that was the only rain I saw for almost a week, I can't complain. A slightly fuzzy pic, sorry! Only a short walk from the boat to my B and B, which was run by a sort of matriarchy of Ex-Preston women, who were very proud of...

permalink written by  martin_b on March 11, 2007 from Douglas, Isle of Man
from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

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