S11E08: Manx Road Trip Special

Come along on a roadtrip to the Isle of Man with Jenny and Kloe! We take the ferry across the water, stay in an eco-friendly yurt village, and tour the island’s heritage sites: we go behind the scenes with the Manx National Heritage conservators and enjoy the local sites. Special thanks to Chris Weeks and Emma Le Cornu for inviting us over! (Varied audio quality ahead, folks.) 00:00:55 Exploring the ferry and eating waffles on deck 00:02:13 Arriving in the eco village 00:04:50 Breakfast time! 00:05:31 Manx Museum 00:14:52 They found us! 00:23:30 Climate change 00:24:57 Sites to see on the island 00:29:24 Back in the conservation studio 00:48:26 Meeting Peggy 01:00:15 Snooping around the museum store 01:05:35 Exploring the archival side 01:14:00 Jenny spots a mysterious box 01:17:25 Peeking in the textiles store 01:18:57 Castletown in the rain 01:21:15 Cregneash village 01:25:00 Day out in Peel with Emma 01:29:27 Summing up our Saturday by the fire 01:30:35 Checking out 01:32:13 Laxey, big wheels and going under ground 01:39:47 Grove Museum of Victorian Life 01:50:38 Afternoon tea in Bride and a failed beach visit 01:53:39 Milntown Estate and Gardens 02:02:13 Back to the ferry Show Notes: - The ferry: https://www.steam-packet.com/ourvessels/ben-my-chree - Where Jenny and Kloe stayed: https://www.sabasglenyurt.com/ - Manx Museum: https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/manx-museum/ - Conservation of the giant deer skeleton: https://manxnationalheritage.im/collections/conservation/conservation-of-the-giant-deer-skeleton/ - Illiam Dhone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illiam_Dhone - Manx cat breed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_cat - Manx National Heritage: https://manxnationalheritage.im/ - Culture Vannin: https://culturevannin.im/ - Learn Manx Gaelic: https://www.learnmanx.com/ - Isle of Man TT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_TT - Conservation of the Laxey Wheel: https://manxnationalheritage.im/news-2-2 - Wild wallabies: https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-10-13/the-mystery-of-the-wild-wallabies-living-on-the-isle-of-man - IMuseum: https://www.imuseum.im/ - Vida La Fierce: https://bearworldmag.com/anthony-meets-miss-vida-la-fierce/ - Zenzie Tinker Conservation: https://www.zenzietinker.co.uk/ - Archibald Knox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Knox_(designer) - Peggy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_of_Castletown - Peggy on Manx Heritage: https://manxnationalheritage.im/collections/conservation/news-2/ - Peggy’s paint analysis: https://www.lincolnconservation.co.uk/projects/the-18th-century-sailing-yacht-peggy/ - Inergen fire suppression system: https://www.firesuppression.co.uk/inergen.aspx - Thermoskyships: https://www.airshipsonline.com/sheds/Jurby.htm - Cregneash: https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/cregneash/ - Peel castle: https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/peel-castle/ - Viking longboat races: https://www.visitiom.co.uk/events/world-championships/world-championship-viking-longboat-races/ - House of Manannan: https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/house-of-manannan/ - Davison’s ice cream: https://davisons.co.im/ - Trams: https://manxelectricrailway.co.uk/current-timetable/ - Laxey Wheel: https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/laxey-wheel/ - Grove Museum of Victorian Life: https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/grove-museum-of-victorian-life/ - Bride Tea Rooms and Bistro: https://bridetearooms.weebly.com/ - Point of Are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_Ayre - Milntown: https://www.milntown.org/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson and Kloe Rumsey. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2022.