Thursday 23 June 2011

Up, up and away

We were lucky to have visited The Isle of Man on two or three occasions. This seemed an incredible and exciting journey, a real adventure to be travelling by plane from Blackpool to Douglas.
Along the south of the island lies the quiet little town of  Port Erin with its beautiful sandy beach and harbour and this is where we stayed.




We stayed at a hotel on the Promenade which had magnificent views over the bay to Bradda Head and Milners Tower. Mum just loved Bradda Glen, which overlooked Port Erin, fuchia bushes seemed to grow in profusion.
Following the coastal path you could walk to Milners Tower, I think that I must have driven Dad crazy one year whilst we were walking as I kept singing over and over again "The Bonnets of Bonnie Dundee"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORcIqTtXxhs
I can only think that it had someting to do with my teacher, Mrs. Pickup, at St. Paul's, Constable Lee junior school who taught us scottish country dancing.
Bradda Glen cafe hosted evening entertainment and one year my sister and I entered the Miss Port Erin competition!

Port Erin had an outdoor swimming pool which filled with sea water as the tide rose and had two diving boards. We visited the swimming galas and diving comptitions. Dad would "pull Mum's leg" about having 3-legged races as we were in The Isle of Man!

Port Erin



Bradda Head and Milners Tower
             








These were very happy family times with long lasting friendships made.
- More to follow.




 

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