This was posted from the ferry the Ben-My-Chree en route from Douglas, Isle of Man to Heysham UK across the Irish Sea.
Today we decided to drive across the Island to Niarbyl Bay which is a lovely spot on the West
coast. The coastal footpath, on which it is possible to walk around, the Island passes through this point.
There is a nice restaurant and visitors centre which
overlooks the see from a high point
here and we had a coffee before venturing outside to scan the rocky outcrops
from the cliff top.
Unfortunately it started to rain so we had to cut our visit
short and head off to a centre that sells just about everything a few klms up
the road. We bought some lovely Welsh cheese called ‘Amber Mist’ to have with
our evening meal which Lyn was cooking and Davina bought a slow cooker.
When we left here we headed up the coast and then inland on
the A1 to Tynwald Hill, which is an historic place still used today for
parliamentary events. The earliest recorded event is 1417AD.
The Isle of Man Parliament is called the Tynwald and
Tynwald hill is the ancient assembly ground where the Manx Parliament and
people meet each year in the open air to hear the proclamation of new laws.
The national gathering and the Manx constitution associated
with it, originated during the time of the Manx Kings of the Isles the last of
whom died in the year of 1265AD. It is a remarkable political survival which
may well be older than the Icelandic Parliament established at Thing-vellir in
the year 930AD.
We had planned to go up to Peel and Peel Bay
but the rain had really set in so we decided to have an early mark and head
home.
Drive to Tynwald Hill
Niarbyl Bay
One of the many TT advisory signs. One of them is called Argos Leap where the bikes become airborne at 160kph
Tynwald Hill
I was amazed when I read that the population of the Isle is around 86,000. I figure that tourism must keep a lot of these people occupied, maybe a little bit of fishing as well?
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