Monday 19 August 2013

A Busy Day – Heading South

After our walk around Langness, we were ready for morning tea, so headed south to Port St Mary.  We had a bit of a wander around, as always, walked out along the breakwater.

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At the end we found another lighthouse.

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Once again, low tide isn’t pretty.

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I noticed a couple of Aussie reminders. Firstly, “Platypus”.

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Then “Ragamuffin”, although I think she has shrunk a little since competing in the Sydney to Hobart.

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Next stop, morning tea.

We couldn’t pass a cafe with this name.

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Look who we found sitting out the front.  Some fellow travellers.  It’s amazing who you run into.  We had a lovely morning tea together.

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Even the floor suits the theme.

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Next stop was even further south, to Port Erin for a little wander around.  We arrived just in time to see the steam train arrive.

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I love seeing the old fashioned shops.

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Look, there’s a lighthouse.

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There’s another.

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The weather was OK, but definitely not swimming weather for this little black duck.

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Not quite ice cream weather either.

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There’s patchwork inspiration where you least expect it.

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OK, so now we’ve seen Port Erin, there is only one way to head – north.

2 comments:

loulee said...

LOL You really do seem to have a fascination for light houses and navigation lights!

Chookyblue...... said...

hope the girls are enjoying the trip............love the paving in the last pic........a quilt in the making..........