Isle of Man
 

Just back from a week on the Isle of Man. Brilliant roads and the views are great:thumbsup:
The TT coarse is ace, especially the bit over the mountains with no speed limits:D The bit up the west coast it really good too but there are too many 30mph bits.
I was pretty lucky with the weather, only got one day of heavy rain. Mostly dry the rest. Bloody windy at times though! made the mountain bit even more interesting:lol:

Some pics from the mountain section
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This was a really good fast corner. You come down the long straight then there is a tight right hander at the hotel(behind my bike), then the other long straight. I tried to get a pic of it but couldn't fit it in one photo
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The paddocks in Douglas
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The lighthouse at the Point of Ayre
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It was a really cool beach
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Peel Castle
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...PeelCastle.jpg

Some views down the west coast
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...-WestCoast.jpg
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The Calf of Man
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Maughold Head Lighthouse
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The view from the lighthouse back to the island
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The QE2 was doing its farewell tour so got some pics but they're not very good. Need a better zoom
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...n/DSCF0073.jpg
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Douglas bay as I was leaving
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Don't know where this was but thought it was quite cool
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Definitely got my moneys worth out of the road attacks, although not as many miles as I'd hoped
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Welcome back, glad to hear you enjoyed the trip.

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Great pics. Good on yer.

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Great pics. Gonna go myself next year for a few days if I can get a decent deal on the ferry :cool:

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Best to book it asap. I would have been £120 return if I had left when I wanted to. But I tried it for a few days later and the price had gone down to £70. And if you book for next year it gets as low as £20 return !

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Crackin pics mate, never been but it looks great, defo goin on my 2 do list

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Great pics.
How long were you there for?

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Cracking pic's, looked like fun :cool:

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Fantastic photos, mate.

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Creg-Ny-Ba in

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...n/DSCF0018.jpg

Creg-Ny-Ba out

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On the entrance in when I went for TT week in '05 we sat where the car is in that pic, amazing!!!! And also on the exit on the left on the grass.

Oh and well done you've made my desktop.

Did you go to Laxey?