Europe Day 6: Isle of Man

Farewell, Dublin. Hello, Isle of Man.

I left Dublin this morning and flew to the Isle of Man, which is in the Irish Sea between Dublin and Liverpool.

Good news: I drove over 160 km / 100 miles across the island and the picture-taking was amazing.

Bad news: I was up very early this morning (curse you, insomnia!), so I don’t have a lot of energy left for writing after editing photos. They shall have to speak for themselves tonight.

Off we go! · Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland

above Chapelmidway, County Dublin, Ireland

near Port Soderick, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

east of Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

east of Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

east of Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Somewhere Big to Go · east of Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Isle of Man Flag · Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Funny Egg Humor · Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Believe in Better Times · Cregneash, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

These Quiet Hours Turning to Years · north of Port Erin, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Found in Solitude · Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

The Soft Season Will Come · Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

A Great Re-Finding · Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Saint Patrick’s Isle, Peel, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Memories Released at Random · Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

If You Never Knew My Name · Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Ballaugh, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Ballaugh, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Love the cast-in-iron navigational markers here …

Ballaugh, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

You and Your Story · Ballaugh, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Wrapped in Something Beautiful · Ballaugh, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

north of Bride, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Ramsey, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

south of Ramsey, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

west of Laxey, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

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A funny story from this morning’s travels, as described at the time on Facebook:

It’s going to be one of those days, I see.

Had a moment of panic that I had left my laptop somewhere in the airport terminal.

Looked around for a moment and found it quickly.

On my lap.

This is what happens when you wake up three hours ahead of your alarm.