Today we travelled to the west of the island to Peel, a coastal seaside / port town with a population of 4,280. Peel is also the location of the island's only source of red sandstone which is found in the cliffs and used for construction. Our first stop was the Manx museum where we learned the ''Manx version'' of the story of Manann. Following this we had Delia's finest homemade sandwiches!! After lunch we visited the very historic Peel Castle which stands at the entrance to the harbour on St. Patrick's island. Here we got some fantastic views and participated in a historical treasure hunt where our task was to locate the various changes that had taken place over the centuries. While exploring the steets of Peel, all of us got to experience the Isle of Man ice-cream experience! Yummmm!!Did you know that the island also played host to 20,000 civilian internees during the Great War 1914-1918! All trace of the camps has been removed from the landscape. Today the only evidence remaining is the wall that lines the avenue up to Knockaloe farm. Our final stop of the day was the Tynwald site in St John's which was also the point where the first TT race was held in 1906. Overall everyone had fantastic time on a sunny summer's day in the Isle of Man!!!
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