I had a lovely morning tagging along with Michael, Leo and the Wild West Irish tour group. We went exploring parts of Sligo I'd never seen before, it was really interesting. As we arrived at our first location one of the locals came to welcome us! I was delighted, it's not often I've seen a... Continue Reading →
Foggy Strandhill
After my tour of Lough Gill yesterday I took Jono to Strandhill. What a difference in the weather there though!! It was very foggy and still the people were 'sunbathing'! After a walk along the beach, (even though we couldn't really see the sea), we headed off for a little drive. What a difference a... Continue Reading →
Lough Gill Tours
I had a wonderful day today, it was a tour of Lough Gill that was on my 'to do' list since last year. I contacted Eddie who has a boat and runs tours. It's brilliant because it's tailor-made to whatever the client wants. Eddie can take you around the Lough, or to the islands. He... Continue Reading →
Rocks, beaches and a church
I had a magical mystery tour today. I was looking for Cliffony beach so I headed into Cliffony but all I could see was a sign for Mullaghmore...so I headed there, had a look at the sea and drove around looking for Cliffony beach. I failed to find it but I now have directions so... Continue Reading →
Going around Glencar
I had a couple of hours spare today now that I'm no longer in the volunteer centre. I've really missed exploring so it's great to get back to it again. Glencar is a really lovely place with beautiful scenery. We had some snow this morning and it settled on the higher ground. After a little... Continue Reading →
Knocknarea – July 2012
I decided to go back up Knocknarea following on from my disastrous climb up there in January. It was a beautiful day on Friday and it really does make it a lovely climb. Of course I tend to stop every five minutes to take photos. The first part of the walk is up a gravel... Continue Reading →