When we go off travelling Paddy goes on holidays to Freddo's house. He enjoys the time he spends with his best frined and his family.
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| Fluffy friends Freddo and Paddy |
Friday, September 15, 2017
Thursday, September 14, 2017
The Burren
Our route yesterday took us through The Burren on the coast of County Clare, Ireland. It was a rocky area that didn't particularly appeal to me although the geologist on our tour was very excited to see it.
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| It was a bit breezy, I hope these chaps can swim |
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| I wasn't inclined to go wandering |
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| Robert and another traveller went wandering with their cameras |
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| Hardy Plants |
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Cliff walk
A sojourn at The Cliffs of Moher, in Ireland.
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| The Visitor Centre is cleverly built into the hill |
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| Tasty snack? |
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| A long and winding path |
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| Selfie! |
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Peace at the Battlefields
Gathering ideas for our garden at The Battle of the Boyne Centre in County Meath The garden was an unexpected bonus.
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Messages in Murals
9 September 2017
During our short visit to Derry (or Londonderry) this morning in Northern Ireland we drove past several murals, some of these seemed to be on the blank walls of apartment buildings.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Second time lucky
8 September 2017
The very first time we tried to visit the Giant's Causeway in Ireland we were travelling in a rental car on a very warm summer's Sunday in July. We were unable to find a parking spot in the parking area or a spot on the road anywhere within a reasonable walking distance of the site. We gave up and vowed that we would return to Ireland and try to visit when it was not so busy.
Today as we visited on a small group tour the weather was inclement with light showers. Thankfully our minibus was parked close to the entrance of the Giant's causeway site. We had finally made it. As I have a crook leg I took the shuttle bus down to the shoreline while Mr GeniAus walked down with some other members of our tour group.
We were fortunate that the misty rain disappeared and the sun came out to say hello while we were wandering around the site with its amazing and unusual rock formations. As the uneven ground was rather dangerous for someone whose not steady on their pins I didn't walk out onto the rocks but just spent my time taking photographs and observing those who were clambering all over the place. The rock formations are rather rare, I have only seen something similar at one site in Iceland.
September was a more sensible time to visit this site.
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| Will we find a parking spot? |
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| View from the top |
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| Going down |
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| I took the bus down ... and back up |
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| I avoided the treacherous terrain |
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| There were tourists scrambling all over the place |
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| The sun came out and highlighted the colours on the rocks |
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| Unusual shapes |
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| Mr GeniAus up front and centre |
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Ballyscullion
We had lunch with the family at Ballyscullion House near Belfast today. It's a popular wedding venue.
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