Mick & Lyn's overseas adventure 2013: Tuesday 3 September 2013. Isle of Man. Train up Snaefell

This was posted from the ferry the Ben-My-Chree en route from Douglas, Isle of Man to Heysham UK across the Irish Sea.

A sunny morning greeted us on our first morning in the Isle of Man. We decided to catch the mountain train to the top of the highest peak on the island, Snaefell, which is 2036 feet high

It was a short drive down to the station where we caught the 11.30 am train to the top and back. The return fare was £11 each and for the first time since we have been in the UK, there was no seniors discount unless you were a resident.

Having paid our £44, we boarded the very old electric rail car and sat in some very uncomfortable seats for our trip up the mountain. The views were great as it was a nice sunny day.

From the rail car we saw some of the roads the TT racers use however there was no racing going on so the roads are returned to travelers with no speed limits.

When we got to the top it was quite windy so we went into the café for a coffee and Mick sent a Snaefell Summit postmarked post card to our friend Mifanwy in Australia... We then walked the remaining 100m to the summit. From there we could see Scotland, Wales, the Lake District and Ireland across the Irish Sea.

We then caught the rail car back to the bottom and had a look around Laxey where the weather started to deteriorate and low clouds rolled in obscuring the hills all around us.

We decided to drive down to the waterfront where there was a marina with quite a few boats stranded due to the tide being out.

We then called in to the co-op for some supplies and headed home as the weather had become quite cold.