Red Necks

Not a reference to Cotton Eye Joe the classic 1994 track from Rednex but merely the state of my neck. Enjoyed my first proper outing since The Parish Walk yesterday. Port St Mary to Port Erin via the coastal footpath and then back along Truggan Road. When this route was first suggested I was all for it thinking it would be a gentle stroll. It turned out to be more testing than I imagined. I should have know better as I've done this walk before. Beautiful scenes of the Calf of Man and the eastside coast. Then the sun came out. It had been dull when I left the house so no proctor was applied. Even once the we started I assumed it would be muggy but this quickly gave way to blazing sun. A rare treat this summer.

In fact so warm was it that I was forced to call into an ice cream parlour in Port Erin to seek iced products. As these were consumed several offers to drive us back to Port St Mary were made. I hope we didn't look like a couple of additional miles would finish us off.

Once back in Port St Mary we took on essential liquids in The Albert Hotel's beer garden/carpark.