Chew, Zip and Norm on the IoM.

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Chew, Zip and Norm on the IoM.

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The glorious IoM only spoilt by two and a half hours of vomiting to reach the lovely isle :wink: Chew and myself met up at Lime Street station just before I was asked to leave by armed police officers ... my ingrained trampish good looks know no bounds obviously.

I could go on about all the places visited, all the things seen and trails ridden ... trouble is we did so much, that I can't really be arsed but suffice to say, a good time was had by all. Zippy returned home on Tuesday which left just Chew and myself to continue the exploring and dodging of closed roads. I think the personal highlight for me was discovering that we were spending the second night in the company of wallabies from the local wildlife park. The fat grey seal was another bonus.

I would also like to issue a warning ... DON'T try and catch a train from Chester when the Chester races are on! Some of the sights at the station were quite alarming :shock:

First night pitch just down the road from the Gooseneck.

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Perhaps the islands only semi-official bothy.

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There's no shortage of decent and largely deserted trails in the hills.

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This was a real find on the cliff top path above Peel - sadly I awoke somewhat damp after the sea mist arrived around 3.00am and my flappy door deposited most of it directly on top of me. :-bd

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Surprised how calm and almost bored Chew appears as a bloke on a motorbike travelling rather quickly passes just inches from his nose.

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Washing facilities were quite sparse.

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:YMAPPLAUSE:
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:-bd
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Looks like you had a mint week ,quite peeved work cancelled my leave :|
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It was good Stuart. Weather was generally kind, racing was good, roads fairly quiet and the hills largely empty ... and did I say there were wallabies? :wink:
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Sounds brilliant. One day! :-bd
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Like the pic of you contemplating the infinite vastness of the deep. Although of course in similar circumstances my namesake didn't just contemplate, he entered. Spiffing cliff top spot as well - presumably midnight personal needs visits had to be undertaken with considerable caution.....
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Shame I had to miss it, we didn’t even get to watch the MotoGP here....back to the park! :-bd
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I had a great time with Chew and Norm (apart from the ferry crossing at 3am that was less than pleasant!) Think it was actually my only bikepacking trip this year so far :o Like Norm said, lots done and I can't be bothered to do a long write up. :grin: I have however uploaded a handful of photos on my photo a day thingy, so I thought I'd share them here.

Also a Strava log of where we went here: https://www.strava.com/activities/1807060590

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Friday afternoon practice spectating.

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