Isle of Man Day 3 - Mt. Snaefell and the Mann Cat Sanctuary

Even though we had already achieved our purpose in coming to the Isle of Man, we agreed to visit the Mann Cat Sanctuary. Since the sanctuary visiting hours were in the afternoon, we began our day with a stroll through town. Here is part of the Laxey harbour at high tide:

We stayed in the top floor of the white house on the hill in the far background:

 The small Laxey wheel from an old lead mine:

We then decided to take the electric tram from Laxey to the top of Mt. Snafu Snaefell, the island's highest point. They say the view is tremendous on a clear day:

From there we retraced our steps to Douglas on the electric tram:

This time we opted to walk along the promenade:

 

 After a rather rushed lunch at the Douglas train station, we finally made it on board:

 Any resemblance to Thomas the Tank Engine is not coincidental:

We got off at Santon, two stops down the line, and then walked to the Mann Cat Sanctuary, where we discovered that one kitten is not too many: