An easy cache at the side of Marine Drive. You can park the car right against the cache, or in the lay-by nearby. Once the area is clear of muggles retrieve the large container (with camo), and discreetly swap travel bugs. If no bugs are found there is a selection of swaps: so you won't be too disappointed if you have brought some trade items. Otherwise, take or leave as many travel bugs as you like - but any you take should be moved to another cache quickly. Wait until muggles are out of sight before replacing the cache.
Please re-visit if you have another travel bug to drop off, or if you can help any "hotel residents" with their travel plans: simply log subsequent finds with a "write note".
If you're not familiar with the area, use the additional waypoint to get you on the right road. It's feasible to walk there from the Sea Terminal: this should take less than half an hour each way, and is a very pleasant and interesting stroll, with great views. Although there is quite a climb up to Douglas Head it is well worth the effort, and the walk is all on good hard surfaces. A fine alternative is to approach via Lifeboats, now archived, or via the oldest cache on the Isle of Man, Manx - GC5A4C taking in the various memorials and a view of the Camera Obscura on the way.
(from Mate's guide, 1906)...
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Douglas Southern Electric Tramways, Ltd.,
 and Douglas Head Marine Drive, Ltd.
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Douglas Head Marine Drive, Entrance Gates.
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Latest Apparatus
and
Improvement
In
Electric Traction
Unrivalled
Views of Manx
Coast
Scenery.
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Douglas Southern Electric Tramway Co.’s Power Station, Pigeon Stream.
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THE MARINE DRIVE, upon which is laid the Electric Tramway, is in some respects, unique. It starts at Douglas Head, at a point about 150ft. above the sea, affording a fine view of Douglas and harbour. From this point it follows the precipitous and broken coast line of the island in a southerly direction, undulating, but continually rising until Walberry is reached, about 300ft. above the sea. The scenery at this point is excessively wild and rugged, the rocks rising precipitously 150ft. above the track on one hand, and falling almost straight into the water on the other. At this point the Tram-way crosses a wild and rugged ravine, upon a steel bridge some 250ft. long. There is then a gradual descent until the Whing is reached, where the roadway swings round this in an imposing horse-shoe curve, then, winding and twisting round the conglomerate bluffs of Keristal and Rhe Bog, finally reaches its terminus l00ft. above Port Soderick, and 3 miles from its commencement.
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Walberry Bridge (steel structure) 200 feet above Sea level.
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Electric Tramway Service:
From Douglas Head to Port Soderick cars run every ten minutes.
Circular Drive:
From Douglas to Douglas, either via Douglas Head or the Castletown Road Entrance at Oakhill is about 8½ miles.
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Rock Scenery from the drive showing Nun’s Chair in the distance.
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Near the Douglas Head Lighthouse (visible from the route to the cache) is what is left of Port Skillion, at one time a very popular spot... 
Port Skillion
Possibly the first open air swimming pool in the British Isles. Intended for gentlemen only (mixed bathing was a thing of the future!) it would appear to have drawn an appreciative female audience as witness letter to Manx Sun (23 Aug 1884);
SIR,-Let me appeal, to the Town Commissioners to interfere in a matter,which gravely affects the good name of Douglas. I refer to the gross indecency of the dresses worn by men bathers. They are dwindled to almost nothing. In old days, when men bathed with no covering, things were better; for women kept away, or were ashamed to be seen near the bathing places. Now, however, Port Skillicorn, is thronged with women gazing at the bathers. This being so, the dress worn ought to be decent. It should reach at, least from the waist to the middle of the thigh, as is the case at all other sea-side resorts that I have ever visited. Let the Town Commissioners see for themselves the apology for dress that is worn, I suppose to save the expense of a little more calico. It is a mystery to me that because men happen to be bathing, they should be allowed to appear in a public place in a state of undress which would lead to their being locked-up were they not bathing. It is also a mystery that women can be so lost to all sense of modesty us to haunt what is in fact an exhibition of naked men. The path past Port Skillicorn is a public path,and ought to be made possible for modest woman to use it in going to Douglas Head. I have been ashamed to hear the remarks made by visitors about "The customs of the Island.". Faithfully yours A Manxman |