The Isle of Man

by Robert (Bob) Moore © 2015 I loved to go camping in the Isle of Man, Steam Packet leaving Liverpool at 12 am arriving at Douglas at 6 in the morning, see the Douglas Horse Drawn Tram, just as the day was dawning coming down the Promenade, as the boat arrived Picking up the people, it was great to be alive We used to camp on Onchan Head, with a view of Douglas Bay We’d pitch our tents, and set up camp, and then be on our way down the Douglas Promenade, it was time for us to play Sit on the beach in deckchairs, check the girls as they walked by Jump on and off the Horse Drawn Trams, I can’t remember why then at night time go to dances, the days just seemed to fly two weeks without a worry, 14 days without a care Drinking beer and whisky shorts with the Scots who gathered there Then holiday time was over, we had to go back home strike camp, and clear the area, till next time we could roam Say goodbye to friends we’d made, then catch the Packet back heading home to Manchester, and get our life on track