Category: Ireland 2019

  • We promised Misty..

    Glenross Caravan & Camping Park We promised Misty.. The tide was in as we left Carrigafoyle Castle but we didn’t get our tyres wet๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€. Misty […]

  • Cliffs of Nowhere

    Overcast Clouds, 13ยฐC Carrigafoyle Castle Cliffs of Nowhere A full day of surprise and alternatives and nowhere is the place to be. We started the […]

  • Chunky Monkey

    Loop Head Lighthouse Chunky Monkey You have to be flexible when traveling like we do. So tomorrow’s boat trip became todays. Carrigaholt is a tiny […]

  • The smell of flowers

    Corofin Village Camping Park The smell of flowers The limestone pavement at burren is famous for its wide variety of flowers ranging from alpine gentian […]

  • The Burren

    Corofin Village Camping Park The Burren What a difference, Yorkshire eat your heart out, never seen as big an area of limestone pavement. Fantastic! Unexpectedly […]

  • Where Alcock and Brown met Marconi

    Corofin Village Camping Park Where Alcock and Brown met Marconi Followed in the footsteps of Marconi through interactive interpretation waymarks. Fascinating to think that almost […]

  • Kylemore Abbey

    Sky Rd, Belleek, Co. Galway, Ireland Kylemore Abbey We planned a full day here and a full day we spent courtesy of gardeners world two […]

  • Saints, Vikings and pirate queens

    Killary Harbour Saints, Vikings and pirate queens We conquered the third peak of Achill. Minaum and its place of memories (we did drive most of […]

  • can’t get much further west

    Keel West Beach can’t get much further west Left our really nice campsite, the manager even came to say good bye!! And drove to keem […]

  • where have all the people gone?

    Doogort Beach where have all the people gone? A late start and we thought everyone else had gone home as we started our cycle ride […]

  • Today was going to be a rest day!!!

    Doogort Beach Today was going to be a rest day!!! Instead we decided to climb the local hill. 2000+ feet straight up from the Atlantic […]

  • From carpets of bluebells to carpets of rhododendron

    Seal Caves Campsite, Doogort, Co. Achill Island, Mayo, From carpets of bluebells to carpets of rhododendron The flowers have changed markedly, obviously rhododendron were native […]

  • Castles and Fairies

    Lough Conn, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo, Ireland Castles and Fairies Visited Donegal Town and it’s Castle following our breakfast overlooking Fintra Bay. Misty enjoyed a longer […]

  • Down below to up on top

    Fintra Beach Down below to up on top Escaped from sleepy hollows in one piece and went looking for Maghera Caves. The tide was going […]

  • Rain clouds threatening …

    Sleepy Hollows Campsite Rain clouds threatening … That’s all they did ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜. There was only one short heavy shower when we set off on the […]

  • An oasis in the Rocks

    Sleepy Hollows Campsite An oasis in the Rocks Glenveagh national park is a very large national park with a castle at its centre. The park […]

  • From Amazing Grace to Orinoco Flow

    Sleepy Hollows Campsite From Amazing Grace to Orinoco Flow We started the morning with coffee and scones at Dunree Fort, overlooking Lough Swilly, after driving […]

  • Away with the fairies

    Ballyliffin Beach, Inishowen Away with the fairies After dragging ourselves away from our amazing overnight stop with its panoramic views of the Atlantic we meandered […]

  • No passport required

    Marlin Head, Co. Donegal, Ireland No passport required Went to see Dunluce Castle. No parking, no dogs and it was raining so we took a […]

  • Following in the footsteps of Giants

    Feigh Farm, Bushmills Following in the footsteps of Giants Misty enjoyed the bus trip so much yesterday we could not hold her back as we […]