Fun on the Water goes Swimmingly!

The weather was in our favour again tonight and ‘Fun on the Water’ at the The Shore Hotel and Gansey went swimmingly.

Actually, quite literally as the first legs of the Scallop Shell Swims got under way. With contestants travelling from across to take part this was a really great event to watch. Have to say I chickened out this year!! The main swim was 1mile long and was won in a time well under 30 minutes which is pretty impressive.

The Kayaking sessions provided by Adventurous Experiences went down extremely well too and I believe a couple of the groups heading out had a couple of playful Seals swimming along with them! There was also a kayak race and Dinghy sailing to entertain the crowds gathered along the seafront to watch and cheer on the competitors. It was fantastic to see Gansey so busy especially on such a good night.

Manx Queenies were back on the menu with barbeque and of course the special Queenie Festival beer brewed especially to compliment the sweet taste of the Manx Queenie by Okell’s.

To round the night off nicely Truman Falls set up outside the Shore for an evening of live music. Queenie Beer was flowing pretty nicely when we left so I’m sure there’s still many hardy souls making the most of the weather and the festival.

Manx Queenies – the talk of the Southern Show!

It wasn’t prize bulls, Manx lamb or the newest tractor that was the talk of this years Southern District Agricultural Show, no it was none other than the fantastic half shell Manx Queenies and Queenie Spring rolls that were cooked up in the Manx food court by none other than Tim Croft of Island Seafare.

Tim was there promoting the Queenie Festival and the Marine Day Festival of the Sea and boy oh boy did they taste good and were definatley the talk of the show ground over the weekend!

We have recently heard that due to demand Tim is now looking into a way of producing more Queenie Spring Rolls with the help of a food technician, so look out the next time you order a spring roll from a local Chinese restaurant! You know where you saw it first!

Queenie Festival BBQ with The Hairy Bikers

As part of the Queenie Festival celebrations 2008 there will be a BBQ down at The Bay in Port Erin on the evening of the the 8th August.

The evening will kick off at 7pm with Si King and Dave Myers aka The Hairy Bikers getting behind the BBQ and cooking up some fantastic seafood and Manx produce treats including those juicy Manx Queenies!

There will be three sittings, 7.30pm – 8.15pm, 8.15pm – 9.00pm, 9.00pm – 9.45pm so don’t worry you wont have to wait for long to get some tasty Manx treats!

Numbers are strictly limited so be sure to contact The Bay, Port Erin on 832084 or Paddy’s Market, Port St Mary on 834494 to get your hands on those tickets and there only 15 quid each!