Douglas

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Eclipse
While I was in Douglas there was a total eclipse of the moon, I was standing on the promenade at about 10pm watching the moon slowly disappear when I was accosted by a very friendly drunk who seemed to know quite a lot about the event, apart from the time it started. Which was worrying, as he'd told the 800 kids in his school the wrong time.

Douglas is set on a small bay, and the buildings on the curving seafront are of a very elegant Victorian design. In the bay there is a small rocky outcrop, and on the outcrop is a perfect little castle. The Tower of Refuge was built by Sir William Hillary who went on to found the RNLI, as a refuge for shipwrecked sailors while they waited for rescue.

I even got to see the Governor of the Island, as he came out of the Theatre after a performance of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", if he'd spotted me I'm sure he would have said hello!

Tower of Refuge

While in Douglas I popped into "Copperfields Tea Shop and Restaurant", an interesting place that appears to be world famous. It has a lot of "nick nacks" scattered around - all I can say is that a toasted cheese sandwich and a glass of cola is rather expensive.