We got up this morning and headed for Heysham to catch the ferry. We loaded up the bike and settled in for the 3 hour trip. The food on the ferry was expensive, but they had the usual offerings: a curry dish, and a "full English breakfast" which consists of: eggs, tomatoes (roasted or stewed or fresh) fried mushrooms, bacon, sausage, and what we call in the states "baked beans". some places also include "chips"-- steak fries.
While sitting on the ferry we met up with an older gentleman who was also going over for the Southern 100 race. His name was Bryan and we enjoyed talking to him about motorcycling, racing, etc. Once we arrived on the Island, I understood why Tim loved it so much. It is so picturesque. The Island has several perfect little seaside towns. We were couch surfing here so we went to meet up with our hostess, Catheryn. She welcomed us with open arms, her flat was beautiful and we could see the race pavilions from her living room window ! Her place was so clean and neat, and honestly, the best accommodations we'd had thus far ! Cathryn had some errands to run, so Tim went for a bike ride and I wandered around the town for a bit. We didn't stay up too late, we had much to do on the morrow !
Pictures here: https://plus.google.com/photos/104423898538711271791/albums/6033329059706981585?authkey=CLborfqbmNvnRA
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