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I’ve just pulled together some of my Isle of Man Photographs from Flickr and created the little slideshow below.

As mentioned in the last post I’ve uploaded a number of photographs to The Stable at Glendown Farm Flickr account for Derek and Jane. These are mainly from the website at the minute but I’m sure more photos will be added over time. I’ve got a couple from last weekend when I took a walk up around the fields near to the farm and holiday accommodation where their sheep were lambing. We timed it just right to watch one sheep lamb and arrived just after another had given birth so Don and Kirst were made up. I’ll get these resized and added to the gallery.

Had our  final pool session last night and finally got the hang of the roll. Got a bit more confident with the high Brace but strangely got more confidence on my weaker side.

Really hope it’s not too long before I get out in the sea now to have a play and build on this. If I can get this right in the sea I’ll be made up. It’s quite satisfying to think that if it goes tits up I’ll be able to sort myself out. Although I’d imagine any ripple on the surface or swells will make the job of rolling a different ball game!

Would definitely recommend this kayaking course to anybody starting out in kayaking.

The battles for the Isle of Man Steam Packet seem to be continuing with not only the loss of jobs in its Belfast Office but also the “Use it or lose it” comment made in respect of the second fast craft, Snaefell. It’s a shame that in all the negativity that has surrounded services and decisions recently, no matter whether it has been justified or not, has been met with equally negative retorts from the Steam Packet itself. I was even more surprised by the Steam packets refusal to comment over the redundancies in Belfast.

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Got in a bit of a habit recently of going out for lunch every day. Not a bad thing but the pennies add up. We go to Java cafe a fair bit so decided for a change to try Driftwood Cafe. I think it’s David Buttery who used to have Tanroagan’s that’s got it and the food was fantastic. Really good homemade food and local! I had Cod and Haddock fish cakes with homemade chips and Don had Thai fishcakes.

The place is really nicely done out and I can imagine it would be a great place to take clients or people visiting the Isle of Man.