Scuba divers are a funny bunch - they seem to delight in being attacked by wild animals such as seals. Some are also fascinated by nudibrancs.
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| I'm visiting the Isle of Man with a group from my dive club - the water is cold and no plankton is blooming so the focus is on seal encounters rather than basking sharks. Here is Roger trying to fix some defective dive gear... |
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| On the road from Port Erin to Peel - not a dicky bird in sight. |
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| At Peel - getting closer to picking up the TT course! |
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| Momentarily I lose GPS coverage and am directed via Dublin and Liverpool to Ramsey! |
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| Approaching Ballaugh.... |
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| Unfortunately I am moving so fast that Ballaugh Bridge flashes past. |
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| At Point of Ayre (northernmost point of IoM) I fail to find a tea room... |
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| ..but see the biggest fog horn this side of Ardnamurchan Point |
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| Salvation at Bride |
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| I manage to offload this dodgy money for a coffee and cake just before a Michael Dunlop lookalike walked in with his fabulous GF and a chap wearing a BMW club polo shirt - how all very odd. |
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| The film crew have been waiting for me on the notortious mountain section of the TT course as I doodlebug down to Douglas from Ramsey. |
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| There were a lot of these IAM observers out on the Mountain showing me how to get my leg over or knee down or whatever. |
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| I made it to Douglas and look for the port. |
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| Sea front Douglas. |
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| The guy in the ferry queue on the Guzzi had one of these - I thought that it was such a good idea I bought one myself. |
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| This is Liverpool from afar - the best view. |
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Nice pussy cat pictures Nikos.
ReplyDeleteI think you had entirely too much fun on your time away.
I really liked the sunset pictures. Very nice.
I haven't been in that corner since the early Nineties. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ladies!
ReplyDeleteCompared to your recent multi-ethnic INTERNATIONAL blog in feast this trip was a Sunday school walk in comparison!
Nikos,
ReplyDeleteKnowing you, I suspect you're trying to deflect the RSPCA after you've carelessly run over 2 local moggies after over-imbibing on the local Laxey Ale. (Dubbed Laxative Ale after our 1969 TT visit to the Island).
Salutations from a soggy NZ
Geoff
ReplyDeleteI avoided the laxative and focused momentarily on Chilean red!
N
Nikos:
ReplyDeletethat 180° scanning mirror looks neat, but I would be distracted by the handsome rider in the reflection.
You should learn to slow down a bit
bob
Riding the Wet Coast
My Flickr // My YouTube
Hi Bob
ReplyDeleteThanks, I am handsome when out of focus and distorted.
If I slowed down anymore I would fall over!
Thanks for dropping by, N
Alright, Nikos. Does that contraption work or what? Do you trust it to keep you from getting blindsided? Looks like a pretty strange gizmo.
ReplyDeleteI met a guy with one of those stubby cats, well, his dad had one. He tried to convince me that it was some fancy breed and not just a slow animal that had been caught in the door. I didn't really believe it until today.
Brady
Behind Bars
Lovely photos! I haven't been to the Isle of Man but I loved the idea of travelling around it vicariously on a motorbike. Poor Manx cats with no tail! I had no idea the Isle of Man was so close to Liverpool. We must go one day.
ReplyDeleteEmm
ReplyDeleteYou must - I was amazed how friendly and understandable the people were compared to Liverpudlians!!
Brady
ReplyDeleteYes, the blind spot eliminator works! I'm now fitting some stinger ant-cager missiles.