Niarbyl.

[curiouswombat]

On Monday morning D-d had a 9.15am dental appointment which, due to the vagaries of the NHS dental system, required a trip to Peel - about 10 miles from home. I offered to give her a lift in case she was hung-over after Sunday night out with friends, and because she wasn't sure of the route home as the roads would be closed for racing.

So - after her dental appointment we took ourselves a little way down the west coast of the island to have morning coffee at Niarbyl - just for the pleasure of it.

Under the cut are some photos -

These are taken from the road a little above our destination -









As you can see D-d's hair is growing quite long - and left to curl naturally at the moment.

You can see a small white building near the coast in the first picture - that is the cafe at Niarbyl - here it is -




After morning coffee we walked a little outside to just enjoy the sunshine and the view.









You can see why it is a favourite spot.

Then we made our way back to Douglas and, only a couple of months late, we bought her birthday present from me - a desk chair; finally, at the local office suppliers, we found one that she liked!

We lunched in the small, friendly, almost vegetarian cafe which is situated in the Douglas Railway Station building - very, very, yummy food, and extremely good value.

The rest of the day was spent in helping at church with the TT teas - D-d had made some wonderful lemon and cherry frangipan - I must get the recipe from her. As usual, I had made carrot cake...

Just for my own record, really, so far this year I have made 80 servings of carrot cake, 16 of chocolate chip flapjack, 16 of chocolate fudge cake, 12 of fruit cake. D-d has done 12 pieces of frangipan and 15 hunks or rocky road. So, between us we have made 151 portions of cake. (This is probably less than 10% of the total number of pieces sold in church over the TT festival!)



Today is damp, cool, and racing is being delayed and delayed - I am going down to church to do a 'late shift' at the snack bar as it is going to be open for three or four hours later than originally planned.

Comments

[spiced-wine.livejournal.com]

what an absolutely beautiful place!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It is - you can sit in the window drinking your tea or coffee, and look at the sea - it is one of my very favourite places.

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Such stunning views! And all your talk of carrot cake is making me crave some...

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It is a lovely spot.

I make so much carrot cake! I do eat up the scraps, sometimes - and it actually is pretty good carrot cake, I have to admit.

[jerusha]

Wow! Those pictures are just gorgeous, and I love D-d's hair.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

That is how her hair looks if she just lets it do its own thing.

That west coast of the island is rather beautiful.

[singinglark.livejournal.com]

You live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. I love your pictures.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It is so nice to have other people admiring where I live. I do rather love my small island - I think it is small, but perfectly formed!

[ukamikanasi.livejournal.com]

Such lovely blues and greens!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It was one of those blue sea days - and the greens are very lush because we ahve had a fair bit of rain recently!

[ukamikanasi.livejournal.com]

Aaah, that's my favorite weather. When it has rained and then the sun comes out and all the colors are super saturated. :)

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Good grief, you have had much better weather than we are 'enjoying'!! Grey, drizzly and cold here!

I like D-d's hair - very pretty.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

That was Monday. Yesterday was wet. Today was grey and damp until mid-afternoon when it brightened up and we had a lovely sunny evening.

That is her hair au naturale so to speak.

[shirebound]

The contrast of fresh green and deep blue is breathtaking.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

We do green in a big way - mainly because it rains quite often... Monday really was a nice blue sea day, too.

[julia-here.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I especially like the sails and the sheep having a visual conversation with each other!

Julia, who should be dressed and out the door, and ain't

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

There were quite a few yachts around - I guess it was just a nice day for sailing -and there are nearly always sheep in any distant view, I realise!

[myrhiann.livejournal.com]

You live in such a beautiful part of the world, but so do I. There is something about islands that makes them special.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I agree. I think we are privileged, living on islands as we do.

[ayinhara.livejournal.com]

Those are great pictures of your very lovely island.

I like D-d's hair curly. But then I have curly hair too.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

We see more of her curls, these days - she is much more laid back about leaving it the way it is rather than insisting it is heavily disciplined!

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

Oh what a pretty day and pretty company!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you - and yes, it was, on both counts!

[jay-of-lasgalen.livejournal.com]

It's beautiful - but the views always remind me of Devon and Cornwall, especially the north coast.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

My mother and I thought that, when we holidayed in north Devon some years ago. A friend pointed out, once, that the biggest compliment anyone Manx ever seems to give to anywhere is to say "It's lovely - it's just like home!"

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

This is why I sometimes long to live by the sea :-) We've got the explosions of green all over at the moment, but sadly no blue sky to go with it...

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I do love all the shades of green - travelling up to Lancaster from Coventry last week they were beautiful - but I love the blues and greys of the sea that go with them so well, too.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

What a stunningly beautiful island you live on. I have just GOT to arrange a visit one of these years. Thanks for sharing!

- Erulisse (one L)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I do very good guided tours for friends...

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

What exquisite place, what beautiful photos and what glorious weather. I see you and D-d after she was done with the dentist had a most enjoyable day. That is good.

I hope the weather improved and the race was a total success.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It was a lovely day - and today did improve so that they got to race in sunshine, in the end. Delaying was a good call.

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

The photos are gorgeous! I love your island. :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you - I rather love my home, too.

Did you get to see the transit of Venus? We had a sky full of cloud :(

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

No I didn't - see my last post. :(

[rachel2205.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful weekend! Gloomy here over the whole bank holiday weekend, sadly...

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Monday was lovely all day - Tuesday was very damp - and today improved by mid afternoon to give us a bright sunny evening.

[wormwood-7.livejournal.com]

These are lovely, especially the second from the top. Love the contrast between light and shadow.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I like that one too - for the same reason.

[cbtreks.livejournal.com]

Do the green field really go right down to the ocean?

Carrot cake is one of my favorites. I hadn't heard of frangipan and had to look it up - it sounds yummy.

D-d's hair is gorgeous!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Yes the green fields do go right down to the sea.

You can't keep carrot cake in front of the bikers - I take 20 pieces down and a couple of hours later they've all gone - and there are always at least six different types of cake out, sometimes eight or nine.

D-d's frangipan is gorgeous - she makes a mean 'rocky road', too.

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Those are breathtaking pictures. What a beautiful place!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I am very lucky to belong here, I think. And sharing it with others helps me appreciate it, I have found.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

What wonderful views!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

You can see why that drive over to Niarbyl is one of my favourites.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

Such beautiful vistas!

Love your daughter's curls. Bojoette is growing her hair out again, too. She really needs to leave it a little longer or keep it fairly short in her line of work. When it was in between, she'd have to pull it back in the silliest one inch ponytail!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I remember reaching that 'almost a pony-tail' problem a couple of times.

D-d's thick mass of curls can be difficult to control - but they are beautiful when she lets them have their head, so to speak.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

The color of that water is absolutely unreal!