Our destination on day 2 was the old Manx village of
Cregneash south of Port Erin, where there was reputed to be a Manx cat.
I thought it would be nice to combine this outing with a unique Manx travel experience, taking advantage of our 3-day "Go Explore" travel pass.
This turned out to be a mistake. The first electric tram from Laxey to Douglas (with stunning views of the Isle of Man coast) left at 10:15:
The horse tram around the Douglas harbour took longer than I expected.
Despite the smiles, there is no need to do that again!
By the time we made it to the Douglas Steam Train station, we had missed our train and had to wait for a bus. We finally arrived in Cregneash two hours before the site closed and two hours after our usual lunch time. But our mission was doubly successful:
Delicious lamb soup hit the spot, and we had enough of a taste of the scenery to decide that if we ever return to the Isle of Man, a more extended visit to Cregneash will be high on our list of things to do.
Not on my list of things to do again is attempting to wade in the Irish Sea:
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