We sailed to the Isle of Man (an island in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland that is its own country). There are really big tides there and the harbour that we went to, Peel, has a sill to keep it from drying out. (A sill is a gate that is closed at low tide to keep the harbour full of water while the entrance is dried out and opens at high tide to let boats in.) We walked around town and went to the playground after dinner. The next day, we went to an old castle that was in the harbour entrance. The roof had caved in, but there was a lot of walls still standing. We played tag and capture the flag in one of the rooms, since it was outside. The day after that, we went on a hike on a coastal trail and got a great view of Isle of Man and could even see a bit of Ireland. We played at the beach and went for ice cream at a place that is apparently the best in Isle of Man. We then went to the House off Manannan, a museum about the Isle of Man. We learned that Isle of Man was named after a god called Manannan who protected the island by shrouding it in mist. Today, we caught a bus to the capital, Douglas, and from there took a steam train to Port Erin. We played on the beach, and when we went back to Peel, we went out for dinner and I found Manx (from the Isle of Man) poutine!