It’s another nice day, so we’re off to Port Erin at the southern end of the island. A steam train will get us there. The pace is relaxed, and the carriages comfortable.

Here’s our engine. The rolling stock is all original – 152 years old.

The railway is mostly single track, so the trains cross at a passing place at Castletown station.

Port Erin is very nice.

We stopped for ice cream. It’s quite common to see dolphins here, but we were out of luck today.

We headed back to Douglas. The inner harbour is protected by a lifting bridge and a lock gate which retains enough water in the harbour to keep the boats afloat. Once the tide in the outer harbour has risen sufficiently, the swing bridge is raised, the lock gates open and yachts can serenely pass through. A short video – press play.

We don’t have a reservation for dinner tonight, so we’ll head out and see what we fancy.