No pics, (Spokey will provide i'm sure)
Many thanks to Spokey for organising, and entertaining us all so spectacularly.
If you haven't been, you really need to go, its a great place to blast the Zed around in, with some amazing scenery.
Waylander I. Isle Of Man
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tetchmeister
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Mann, that was wet. And foggy! 
Here are some photos:
Outside the motorcycle museum, now sadly closed.
The view from Snaefell
Going up the A14
Here are some photos:
Outside the motorcycle museum, now sadly closed.
The view from Snaefell
Going up the A14
Ciao,
Spokey
Spokey
jackal on PH wrote:i love your profile... an endless pornographic paroxysm of the letters BMW
do you actually like driving at all or are cars to you just a manifestation of some sort of pathological mother complex ?
Man is a very romantic, mystical place, where people still believe in the "old gods" and the power of faeries:
When the TT is on, most of the racers will go pin a note on the tree asking the faeries for luck ...
We arrived on Friday and thought that we were in Manannan's good books, because the weather was very agreeable. We went out and did a little driving, although I was distraught to discover that the A18 from Ramsey to Douglas was undergoing repairs ...
From Saturday onwards, it pee-ed down, and when it wasn't chucking down with rain, the fog was like a gray bag draped over your head.
Despite that, we managed some excellent, full-tilt cruising all around the island, and we managed to drive not only the TT circuit, but the Southern 100 Circuit and the Jurby South Circuit as well!
The TT Circuit -- a whisker under 38 miles, substantially longer than the Nurburgring!
The Billown Circuit (Southern 100)
Some piccies....
The motorcycle museum, with some Zeds barely visible
Visibility was down to about 30 yards!
We found one bit where it wasn't pouring, so Tetchmeister watered the plants ...
... although he should have checked for passersby first!
I think tags was telling us a story about how big a stud he was...
At the tea stop at the Sound, I managed this twofer
Dario discreetly indicating where his bald spot is
Despite the weather's best efforts to soak us, we still had a great time. I'm already thinking about next year!
Fairy Bridge in Santon is a long known hide away for some of the little people of the island. It is considered bad luck to pass over the bridge without acknowledging the fairies known to be there. Some people write little messages and wishes on paper and tie them to the trees next to the bridge.
When the TT is on, most of the racers will go pin a note on the tree asking the faeries for luck ...
We arrived on Friday and thought that we were in Manannan's good books, because the weather was very agreeable. We went out and did a little driving, although I was distraught to discover that the A18 from Ramsey to Douglas was undergoing repairs ...
It is said that when the Isle of Man is under threat, Manannan draws a cloak of thick, impenetrable mist over the island, hiding it from invaders. Well, he obviously wasn't feeling too kind towards us.Mannanan is the warrior god of the sea for whom the Isle of Man is named. On his seahorse, Splendorous Mane, with his weapon that never missed its mark, chain mail that no weapon could penetrate, and a mantle that made him invisible, he ruled Elysium, the kingdom under the ocean. Rhiannon's consort and son of the sea god Llyr, Mannanan protects sailors, assists with water magic and astral projection, bestows agelessness and is deeply connected with water fairies.
From Saturday onwards, it pee-ed down, and when it wasn't chucking down with rain, the fog was like a gray bag draped over your head.
Despite that, we managed some excellent, full-tilt cruising all around the island, and we managed to drive not only the TT circuit, but the Southern 100 Circuit and the Jurby South Circuit as well!
The TT Circuit -- a whisker under 38 miles, substantially longer than the Nurburgring!
The Billown Circuit (Southern 100)
Some piccies....
The motorcycle museum, with some Zeds barely visible
Visibility was down to about 30 yards!
We found one bit where it wasn't pouring, so Tetchmeister watered the plants ...
... although he should have checked for passersby first!
I think tags was telling us a story about how big a stud he was...
At the tea stop at the Sound, I managed this twofer
Dario discreetly indicating where his bald spot is
Despite the weather's best efforts to soak us, we still had a great time. I'm already thinking about next year!
Ciao,
Spokey
Spokey
jackal on PH wrote:i love your profile... an endless pornographic paroxysm of the letters BMW
do you actually like driving at all or are cars to you just a manifestation of some sort of pathological mother complex ?
Wow guys, excellent trip, thanks Spokey and thanks to Dario, Barry & Jo and Lyn for the great company (oh, not to forget the IOM resident Morris who got up with the hardcore for the dawn raids).
The roads were great and most of them we did in the wet...which made it even more fun.
After our LIE-IN today we did a few more of the mountain roads and the Southern 100 before had MUNDEE-DINNA in a little Italian place we found in Castletown.
A good weekend from start to finish.
Looking forward to the next. I may have some video which i will try and get round to you-tubing when i suss it out.
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The roads were great and most of them we did in the wet...which made it even more fun.
After our LIE-IN today we did a few more of the mountain roads and the Southern 100 before had MUNDEE-DINNA in a little Italian place we found in Castletown.
A good weekend from start to finish.
Looking forward to the next. I may have some video which i will try and get round to you-tubing when i suss it out.
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