Tuesday, 13 April 2021

Leaving the Island


The ferry had technical issues with its starboard engine 10 mins out of Heysham port. The ferry is not allowed to enter the port on one engine, so we hung around for nearly two hours while engineers fixed the problem.


 The Ben My Chree winding in Heysham port


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