It's been a busy week and I'm really tired today, probably the reason why I feel a bit out of sorts. I went to visit a friend last week and she took me to see the most beautiful village; Ardargh in County Longford. I'd seen signs for it on my way to Athlone and it... Continue Reading →
A Dawn Paddle in South Sligo
Today I was up and about with the dawn chorus at 4am. I love exploring and when I heard that Wild Wet Adventures were doing a dawn kayak at Temple House Lake in South Sligo I booked my place. The rain was gently falling when I arrived but this is Ireland so you expect rain... Continue Reading →
A Super Saturday
Today was a lovely day - even though I only got about 4 hours of sleep last night. I was wired last night, what with the road traffic accident, we weren't involved and everyone was fine, but it was quite worrying all the same seeing the lorry on its side. Yesterday night I went to... Continue Reading →
The early bird
I'm an awful eejit sometimes - today was one of those times. I turned up to an event a week early! Drove all the way to Carrick-on-Shannon walked into the venue and as soon as I did it dawned on me I was a week ahead of myself! It's not the first time I've... Continue Reading →
Afternoon Tea at Knockranny House Hotel Westport
Last week we took a road trip to beautiful Westport. We left rainy Sligo and just over an hour later we arrived in sunny Mayo. I was invited along to Knockranny House Hotel to try their Afternoon Tea. The Knockranny House Hotel is about a five minute walk outside Westport town, it's a 4 star... Continue Reading →
A ‘Ferry’ Good Day in Doolin
Well today was a little bit of magic. I was invited by Doolin Ferry to come along and have a trip to the Aran Islands with them. It was a day of firsts as I've never been to Doolin, the Cliffs of Moher or any of the Islands and today I got to see all... Continue Reading →