06-13-2003, 05:27 PM
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Thursday - so it must be Peel! The "Purple Helmets" were in town that day......... with a new addition! Any budding piano players out there who fancy a go?!?! 
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06-13-2003, 05:29 PM
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Saw these in a shop in Douglas (the Capital of the Island)..... which one are you?!?!?! 
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06-13-2003, 05:32 PM
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Bit serious now..... this guy is doing about 140mph..... and the spectators on the other side of the road are closer than you see here!! (the black square thing on the left is a traffic-light box... the usual speed limit here is 30mph!!) The cable leading to the box to the right of the rider is from a kerb-cam...... a fella called Phil McCallen took that out with his knee a few years ago!!!
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06-13-2003, 05:35 PM
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Remember I said we stayed with freinds? This is a GOOD bit of the lane to their house!!
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06-13-2003, 05:38 PM
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Went to a shop in Ramsey (2nd biggest town) to order some made-to-measure leathers..... went out for a smoke and saw this ~ the owner has used a Simpson Bandit helmet as a headlight cowl.... pretty neat, I thought!
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06-13-2003, 05:39 PM
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I wanted my Angel to pose on the trike, if you remember...... well she agreed to pose on THIS bike!!
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06-13-2003, 05:40 PM
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I relented a bit, and let her sit on mine!!
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06-13-2003, 05:41 PM
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She insisted on returning the compliment! 
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06-13-2003, 05:44 PM
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Watched the last race (The Senior T.T.) from a spot called the Gooseneck...... makes for some good action shots! This fella is #2, and finished second..... lucky huh?!?!
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06-13-2003, 05:46 PM
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When you look at this, bear in mind the riders start 10 seconds apart...... and this is on the FIRST lap!!
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06-13-2003, 05:51 PM
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I shot a few mini-video clips of this corner.... but I'm not sure how to post them just yet!! (If you're interested, PM me and I'll Email them to you!)
Well, all good things come to and end (it was good for US anyway!!) and Sunday night found us on the boat home! This is called the "Tower of Refuge"... in days gone by, if criminals made it out here, they were afforded sanctuary from the authorities!
(Doesn't apply now, unfortunately!!  )
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06-13-2003, 05:52 PM
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This stretch of coast is called "Onchan Head" ..... only took this cos I used to live there!! Imagine the view!!!!!!
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06-13-2003, 05:57 PM
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Last one!
Bet you're glad, aintcha?!?!
Sunset, from the boat back to the mainland...... got it as my screen wallpaper now!!
Hope you liked SOME of these...... I took a lot more pics, but I reckoned 28 pix of interest mostly to us was QUITE enough!!
Next lot of pix will be MUCH more like what most of us come here for.. promise!!
DM &CA
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06-13-2003, 06:16 PM
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great pix you 2!!!!!Looks like sooo much fun!
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