Category: Ireland 2019

  • Wise’s Eye

    Old Castle Road, Whitehead, Carrickfergus BT38 9LH, UK Wise’s Eye Berkeley Wise, chief engineer of an Irish railway company, built the Gobbins path in 1902 […]

  • High Mournes Scenic route

    Tullymore Forest Park High Mournes Scenic route Having hunted for cafes for the last 6 weeks we found a brilliant one today on the top […]

  • What no map…

    Tullymore Forest Park What no map… We had a trail map but not really necessary as the trail was well marked. We took the extra […]

  • Border.. what Border??

    Tullymore Forest Park Border.. what Border?? A castle on a crannog. Had to hunt to find it but Castle Clough Oughter is a ruined circular […]

  • Megalithic to Monastic

    Lough Oughter Megalithic to Monastic Started our day by climbing up a hill to cairn T at loughcrew, a well laid out trail to a […]

  • In a galaxy far far away….

    Loughcrew Megalithic Centre In a galaxy far far away…. Birr castle and scientific centre was our destination today. Different again, until 1919 held the largest […]

  • Uisce na beatha

    R423, Garryhinch, Co. Offaly, Ireland Uisce na beatha Our story begins here…. We visited the Guinness store house today. We self guided ourselves around the […]

  • Dublin’s Playground

    Roundwood Caravan & Camping Park Dublin’s Playground We weren’t sure what to expect, but after avoiding the €15 car park charge for motorhomes (cars €4 […]

  • No problems parking then hee hee

    Roundwood Caravan & Camping Park No problems parking then hee hee It rained most of the day. Luckily for us we were traveling from one […]

  • A 1000 steps in time

    Waterford, Ireland A 1000 steps in time Traveled to Waterford’s Viking triangle today, advertised as 1000 years in 1000 steps. Didn’t seem much else to […]

  • It’s a long way to Tipperary

    R675, Dunabrattin, Co. Waterford, Ireland It’s a long way to Tipperary After lunching at the Vee, a lovely winding road up to a view point […]

  • Beguiling but Misleading

    Blarney Caravan & Camping Park Beguiling but Misleading Cycled from the site to Blarney Castle. Misty could not go but we did find a suitable […]

  • RnR

    Blarney Caravan & Camping Park RnR We slept late and had a leisurely drive into Co. cork. Nothing unusual just getting from one place to […]

  • We saw it again

    Atlantic Sea Kayaking, Reen pier, Co. Cork, Ireland We saw it again What a varied day. This morning we were at the most south Westerly […]

  • We got a bit wet today

    Mizzen Head, Co. Cork, Ireland We got a bit wet today It rained all night and was misty and drizzly when we woke but we […]

  • Over the Healy

    Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park Over the Healy Misty kicked is out of the van this morning saying she was tired and wanted to […]

  • Holy Water and Psalms

    Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park Holy Water and Psalms It took a lot longer than expected to get to Dursey Island. The road was […]

  • Beara Peninsula

    Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park Beara Peninsula Retracing out steps of yesterday for a few miles enabled us to stop and admire the views […]

  • We love alternatives

    Torc Mountain Walk We love alternatives The ring of Kerry was not for us but the Ballaghbeama Gap was 😁😁. Spectacular. Up and over the […]

  • Love is….

    Glenross Caravan & Camping Park, 2 Ring of Kerry, Curraheen Little, Co. Kerry, Ireland Love is…. Organising a 2 hour trek on horseback for your […]