Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
We made another quick trip over to the Isle of Man this weekend. I say “quick,” but I think we actually had an extra day compared to usual — which made a difference. This time we took the boat. In some ways it’s better: we have our own car, can take more with us, and everything feels...
It might not be a huge distance, but I did at least manage to run along some of the coast path while on the Isle of Man. Last time I was there, I ran the short section from Niarbyl to Peel, so this time I started in Peel — at the exact spot I’d finished....
Well, we finally made it to the Isle of Man this autumn. After an aborted trip a couple of weeks ago, when the plane turned around mid-flight and landed back in Liverpool due to the weather, we tried again at the weekend. This time we flew from Manchester to visit Anna’s mum, Pat. We drove...
We were supposed to be spending the weekend on the Isle of Man visiting Anna’s mum. A storm was brewing, and I was a little disappointed that we fly to the island these days. In the past, we used to take the boat so that we had the car with us—and I could bring my...
Running around the Isle of Man Coast Path has become a slow but steady project. Each trip adds a few more miles, and although I’m moving more slowly these days, the scenery — and the small adventures along the way — make it worth every step. This weekend, with a tweaked back and patchy weather, I managed to tick off another stretch between Niarbyl and Peel.
We paid Anna’s mum a quick visit on the Isle of Man over the weekend, and with Morgan joining us, it turned into a bit of a family affair. Since we had an early flight out of Liverpool, we decided to travel up on Thursday evening. After stopping off for some shopping and dinner at...
I’ve already posted about our tourist antics aboard the Isle of Man’s Trams and trains, which included roast dinners on the train, cream teas at the summit of Snaefell and a walk through Dhoon Glen. That’s not all we did though as we got up to plenty of other things whilst there. I ran a...
The last time I was on the Isle of Man I started running around the Coast Path. The Raad Ny Foillan (Way of the Gull) is the island’s premier long-distance path at around 100 miles. Officially opened in 2018 it quickly became one of the most popular walking routes in the British Isles. The path...
I might be that kind of age these days, but I’m not really into steam trains, trams and other vintage railways. Neither is Anna, but that didn’t prevent us from having fun as tourists on the Isle of Man courtesy of the various modes of transport provided by Isle of Man Transport. To be honest,...
As mentioned in an earlier post: As I’ve been gradually running around the coast of Wales, I thought that while I was on the Isle of Man I may as well start running around that as well. At around 100 miles it’s a fair bit shorter than running around Wales and should be achievable even...
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