We wanted to understand the Isle of Man so we decided to explore and talk to the “Men”.
First we went to the starting line for the motorcycle races. After donning our earplugs, we got our cameras ready to take a video. It’s impossible when they are going 200 mph.
We rode on an electric train to see The Great Laxey Wheel, the largest working water wheel in the world and an iconic 19th-century engineering landmark on the Isle of Man. Read more to learn why it is so big!!
In May, 1897, there was a horrible mining disaster. To try to rescue the men, they would first lower down a candle to see if there was enough oxygen. If it was still lit, they would next lower down a rat to see if there were any poisonous gases. If he was raised and was dead, they had to wait.
It was so windy that I had a difficult time holding onto my cell phone to take the following video. Rob had a hard time standing up!!
We caught the last train back for the day. They almost left us behind thinking that we might enjoy hiking down!!
The Horse Tramway is the world’s last remaining Victorian horse-drawn passenger tramway. It was started in 1876 by Thomas Lightfoot, a retired civil engineer who had come to live on the Island with his wife and thirteen children. In its heyday the various trams would carry nearly two-and-a-half million passengers in a season with a total of 50 cars.
After the full day, we turned on the TV to watch some British game shows.
There was an advertisement offering an American style refrigerator/freezer. We would call it a side by side.
We watched the British version of Catch Phrase, but it was painful. We don’t know any of their sayings such as “He feels a right lemon” which means a person that feels foolish, awkward, or completely out of place in a social situation.
Who knew? I felt like a right lemon and didn’t even know it!!
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