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Alex on the train |
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Granny and Heather at Granny's house, before setting off |
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Granny, Heather and Alex in her living room |
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Wind farm as seen from the Mannanan (seacat) |
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All in a row, I was quite pleased to get this shot |
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Alex on the sofa at Haybarn, Kionslieu farm cottages, Foxdale |
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Douglas |
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Alex and Granny in Douglas |
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Douglas promontary - you can see the camera obscura part way up the cliff in the middle |
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Seagull and seaweed |
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Douglas |
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Electric Railway sign, Douglas |
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Alex and Daddy on the electric railway |
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Curve shot |
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Electric railway carriages at Laxey |
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Snaefell mountain railway carriage at Laxey |
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Inside the closed carriage |
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Roarie looks out of the window |
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Heather gets a rare chance to look after Roarie |
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Laxey Wheel (Isabella) - from the Snaefell Mountain railway |
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Some bikers |
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Alex is enjoying himself |
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So is Ganesh |
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Strange construction in the reservoir |
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The other carriage |
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Roarie on Snaefell |
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Heffie and Bitsy at the top |
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Alex and Granny on the carriage (Alex a bit concerned that Daddy won't get on) |
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Mummy, Heather, Alex, Bitsy, Roarie and Heffie on the Manx Electric Railway (on the way back down) |
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Heather falls asleep on Granny |
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Seacat in dock |
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Tower of Refuge |
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(Camera obscura) the bench |
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(Camera obscura) The lighthouse |
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Inside the Camera Obscura - lighthouse |
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(Camera obscura) Alex and Granny on the steps |
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(Camera obscura) and on the bench |
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(Camera Obscura) Granny and Alex on the bench |
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Heather at Haybarn |
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Heather under the tables |
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Heather at the window |
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What the prisoners got to eat, when Castle Rushen was a gaol |
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Granny, Alex and Roarie sitting in an arrow slit |
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Granny, Alex, Heather and Mummy |
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Roarie at Castle Rushen |
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Cannon |
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Castletown Harbour |
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Mediaeval kitchen |
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Construction work |
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Granny, Alex, Heather and Mummy at the castle gate |
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Tower of Refuge, Douglas |
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Granny, Heather and Mummy on the sea end bridge |
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Granny, Alex and Roarie on the horse drawn tram |
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Mummy and Heather on the tram |
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Mummy and Heather on the Douglas Promenade Horse Tram |
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More Douglas Promenade Horse Tram |
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Heather slung by Daddy! |
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A stroll on the beach |
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Electric railway carriage |
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Yum |
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Yum |
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Pasta, thoroughly enjoyed (The Italian Job, Villa Marina) |
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I like garlic bread |
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More Douglas Promenade Horse Tram (this will become a recurring theme, it was a very firm favourite of Alex) |
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Mummy, Heather, Alex and Granny on the Tram |
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Horses swapping over (they each work for 2 hours a day) |
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Horse changing ends |
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Roarie on the boat, at the boating lake (Onchan) |
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Roarie steers |
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Alex steers |
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Laxey Wheel |
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Laxey wheel, with a Ganesh on top |
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Laxey wheel, with a Ganesh and Roarie on top |
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Alex and Daddy climbing up |
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Alex and Daddy at the top |
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Alex and Daddy on the way down |
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At the mine entrance |
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in the mine |
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Granny, Alex and Roarie in a mine |
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Douglas Harbour - Manx Cat |
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Vote Malarkey |
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Steam Railway |
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Steam Locomotive |
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Roarie looks out of the window |
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Heffie, Froggy and Bitsy on the steam train |
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And the next few shots show a little of Heather's wriggliness |
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Granny's arms get tired |
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What's back there? |
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Enjoying a ride |
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Port Erin Railway Museum |
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Roarie on a train |
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Alex and Roarie in the railway museum, Port Erin |
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Roarie looks in an engine |
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Mummy feeding horses at the home for retired tram horses |
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And feeding Donkeys, who are a whole lot more pushy |
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Alex on the retired tram carriage |
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Granny feeding horses |
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Alex riding the mechanical horse |
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Tower of Refuge |
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On the front seat of the horse tram |
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Manx Cat at the farm |
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Laxey Mine train |
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Rig? on the way home |
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Liverpool |
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Wake |
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