We were still buzzing with excitement about our hike in the Lake District when we awoke the day after. We had had an absolutely fantastic time and while the trip had definitely been a success there had been a few learnings along the way too. The most relevant when we awoke the morning after ourContinue reading “Glentrool and Galloway Forest”
Category Archives: Europe 2023
Belfast
The night before we were due to cross the Irish Sea to Belfast by ferry there were some storm warnings for most of the UK. We had to batten down the hatches on the van and keep our fingers crossed that the wind wouldn’t be so bad that the ferry would be cancelled. As itContinue reading “Belfast”
Belfast to Westport
We left Belfast after a wonderful time with Gav and Karen slightly a little worse for wear but excited for the next part of our trip. We had a few days up our sleeve before we were due in Cork for our next visit of friends so thought we would take a road trip downContinue reading “Belfast to Westport”
Westport to Spiddal
We arose with slightly fuzzy heads from a great night full of Guinness and great music and so after our full Irish Breakfast we headed off on our way and began with a walk along a beach to clear the heads and freshen up. The weather was dry and not too windy so I guessContinue reading “Westport to Spiddal”
Dingle
We had a 4 hour drive from Spiddal to our next destination of Dingle so decided to take the motorway and forgo our usual winding detours which meant the drive was pretty uneventful until we started down the peninsula where Dingle is situated. We were staying in a cute bed and breakfast just outside ofContinue reading “Dingle”
Kilworth
Kilworth Co. Cork is where my grandfather was born and raised before he moved to England and like a few of my extended family before me I wanted to see the place where he was born to his father Jack who was the local blacksmith and his mother Mary who ran the local shop rightContinue reading “Kilworth”
Graiguenamanagh
It would have been great to have stayed in Kilworth but unfortunately there was nowhere to stay so we decided to head north and stop somewhere halfway to Dublin. I have to admit it was the name of this place that first peaked my interest and then when we found a local B&B right onContinue reading “Graiguenamanagh”
Dublin
We had one more stop to go on our Irish adventure and it was Dublin. I have 2 old work friends Pete and Dee who have recently moved there and Pete was kind enough to offer us accomodation at his place so we headed there. The drive in was pretty uneventful as we took theContinue reading “Dublin”
A Quick tour of family and friends in England
Upon arriving from the ferry from Dublin in Holyhead Wales we were immediately greeted by a serious storm warning with big winds and lots of rain. We bunkered down for the night and then decided the next day to change our plans of spending a couple of days hiking and biking near Snowdonia and insteadContinue reading “A Quick tour of family and friends in England”
Combe Martin
Our time in England was coming to an end and we still wanted to explore one last area and Mum and Dad decided to join us in a visit to the north Devon coast where the main highlight was hiking the south coast path. The south coast path stretches for over 1000km along the coastContinue reading “Combe Martin”