Isle of Man - a series of unfortunate events

What a blast ! Friday didn't start too well , after getting there for 11am ferry  , we never realised you couldn't take fuel cans on ferry, got turned around on the dock , then missed the boat , so had to sit around till 8pm , well pissed off ! , we also suddenly found out that the Manx Rally was on that Sat with roads closed all over the island ! .Got to hostel at midnight , so it was up on Sat all kitted out , then realised my sat nav map didnt actually feature the Isle of Man so was looking at a blank screen ! soldiered on with paper map and following a wiggly line on sat nav . Straight into some hard old lanes , then we all just got lost in the fun of it for the day , Rally had finished by the time we got to the stage areas , so we just ploughed onwards. Scrambled up the hard Doarlish Cashen lane , but well sweaty by the top , got back to Ramsey by about 8pm . Few ales and a shite pizza delivery. Sunday we did route in reverse and added a bit , ripped valve puncture , then 2 pinched tubes putting them in , getting desperate but last one went in ok , back on trails and finished day earlier as we were cracking on . Monday early we went up to the Ohio plantation , where there are some woody Enduro loops , 200 fried its clutch , so a 5 mile tow home , quick breakfast , shower and homeward bound . We found the place really hospitable , lanes well marked , plenty of them , and some interesting history and bike stuff , definitely do it again one day !

Sounds a good weekend Rob bloody ferry hitlers! I didn't know you couldn't take cans onto a ferry either! looks to be more rock there than over here too! Who was it that flipped over backwards?

Wonkyconk Dayne doing the dying fly ! We all bit the dust a few times but no damage despite the rocks . B&B was good too . £15 inc brekky , ensuite room , bit small and it is a sort of hostel . so not the Ritz ( but better than a van )

Cracking report & vid rob
Always a piss off with bike probs at the time!....but it do add to the adventure of a trip
Weather looked great sure you can imagine what them slaby lanes be like in the wet

brillinat vid rob,
let me know when you are going again, always wanted to go there. :bounce: :bounce:

Great vid and really enjoyed the photo's
Looked like some proper CRF 230 lanes there

Brill vid & pics Rob,great place to go.

mufynman wrote:Wonkyconk Dayne doing the dying fly ! We all bit the dust a few times but no damage despite the rocks . B&B was good too . £15 inc brekky , ensuite room , bit small and it is a sort of hostel . so not the Ritz ( but better than a van )

Sounds good! Wouldn't mind going there myself at some point

Cracking vid again! Wouldn't mind going over there too!

Fair play rob cracking film really enjoyed it ,, brought back fantastic memories for me been there with cricket Wolfy and my lads