The last day of walking! Laxey to Onchan

Almost there...nice weather and only a days walking to go. By this point, I was hardly noticing the weight on my back, I could just sprint along with it. A lot of today was road walking, not the nicest, but there were some good bits, especially Garwick Bay.

This was only a little bay, but I could have sat on that beach all day quite happily. And if you accidentally go up the glen afterwards, past the Private sign (well, I thought there was a footpath), you get to an abandoned wonderland. It has to be one of the most beautiful glens on the island, with a nice footpath running through, but otherwise looking so wild and fresh. After a while, I had to turn back, because the footpaths were blocked by fallen trees: it was clear this place used to be some sort of park or attraction, but had been abandoned not too many years ago.

I don't know how many gems are hidden, but I found an overgrown maze, and also this very curious cave (which was a bit wet: whether it really was a smugglers cave I couldn't say, and the sign was less than helpful!)

The next point of note was Lonan Church. Quite pretty but nothing special, except that when I went inside the ruined bit on the right, there was a party of walkers there. As I hadn't seen a single walker on the entire trip, that was quite exciting. I had a banana to celebrate. They had only come from Douglas, but walkers nonetheless.

And as I reached Onchan, Douglas appeared for the first time (since I left) in the distance. Nearly there...

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martin_b on March 20, 2007 from Onchan, Isle of Man

from the travel blog: Isle Of Man Coastal Path

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