In the shadow of a giant

Quite a few weeks ago I was up at some daft hour due to insomnia and decided to go off walking. It was a beautiful morning, the sun was beginning to rise and I drove to the Isle of Innisfree. From there I walked from Innisfree to Slish Wood and back again. This is part... Continue Reading →

I will arise and go now

I'm still busy working on my 'Wild Atlantic Wayfarer' photo exhibition. Last week I got to visit the Isle of Innisfree, as made famous by the poet WB Yeats. I've wanted to go for a long time so it was great to finally get the opportunity. I went along with Eddie, who runs Lough Gill... Continue Reading →

SUP for all, Lough Gill, Sligo

The journey for the Wild Atlantic Wayfarer photo exhibition has begun. I'm trying out various tourist activities in Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Donegal and Roscommon and hopefully along the way I'll get some great photos. In the middle of a very hectic week I went out to SUP for all, who are based just alongside the... Continue Reading →

Holiday at Home

We have had some really beautiful weather this week and yesterday I got the chance to get out and enjoy it and to finally give the Canon D30 waterproof camera an outing. The first stop was to Lough Gill for a bit of Stand Up Paddling (which I'm going to do a separate blog post... Continue Reading →

It’s a kind of magic

You all know how passionate I am about Sligo. Well I got to see it in a very special way on Tuesday night. Sup for all, Lough Gill Tours and Sligo Kayak Tours organised a moonlight paddle on Lough Gill under the beautiful harvest moon. We arrived at Trawane Bay on the shores of Lough... Continue Reading →

Rock the boat

I have some kind of phobia about boats...well no I suppose I don't. Boats would be great if they didn't move...but they do and I'm going to be in one for quite a few hours tomorrow on Lough Gill taking photos of the brave souls swimming the lake in aid of North West Hospice. I... Continue Reading →

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