We take a detour off the Wild Atlantic Way today,to visit Coole Park in county Galway. 30 km off the coast near the town of Gort, we suddenly find ourselves in city traffic. “Peak hour” […]
Month: July 2014
2014 – Day Twenty Three
So it’s Sunday. Very little is open on a Sunday. You can’t even buy wine (in the supermarket) – they rope it off! Our first port of call is to find an ATM – Chris […]
2014 – Day Twenty Two
The Aran Islands today. Big day! Another perfect day. We really have been so lucky with the weather. Everyone who knew we were coming to Ireland warned us about the rain, but at the end […]
2014 – Day Twenty One
Continuing our travels in county Clare. We’re travelling around the Loop Head Peninsula. Our aim is to end up at the Cliffs of Moher before the day is out. The peninsula drive is lovely. The […]
2014 – Day Twenty
Oh my. Day twenty. How did that happen? Some light drizzle over night, but the weatherman suggests that this may shape up to be the hottest day of summer yet with a predicted 30 degrees. […]
2014 – Day Nineteen
Today we left Cahirciveen and travel North up the Wild Atlantic Way heading to Dingle. Most of the day will be spent touring the Dingle peninsula. Out of nowhere, we have a perfect day. Blue […]
2014 – Day Eighteen
It’s the honey chil’s birthday. Sylvia’s 40th. As I write in her card, it really does only seem like yesterday that she was brought home to complete our family. It seems I am to be […]
2014 – Day Seventeen
Well. Our first day of rain. It seems, according the the locals and radio, that we have done quite well for ourselves having avoided it thus far. It’s only light and the weatherman promises that […]
2014 – Day Sixteen
Today we set off along the “the Wild Atlantic Way”, a network of roads that stretches for 2,500 km along Ireland’s west coast showcasing it as it’s most wild and beautiful. Our journey today is […]
2014 – Day Fifteen
Off to county Cork today. We have decide to stick along the coast where possible. The larger towns don’t really grab either of us, and the countryside is just beautiful. One thing I haven’t mentioned: […]