Have finally got the map thing working and thought you might like to see where we have been… Wk 1: Tues 1st – Mon 7th Sept 2015 Wk 2: Tues 8th – Mon 14th Sept 2015 Wk 3: Tues 15th – Mon 21st Sept 2015 Wk 4: Tues 22nd – Mon 28th Sept 2015
Dublin, Rivington Pike, Hope Cove and Burgh Island…
Ellie’s Week 4 Before getting the ferry back to the UK we decided to head towards Dublin, so that we could spend a day in the city and also take Matt’s brother Kenny up on his promise to buy us lunch if we visited The Hot Stove where one of his best friends Toby is … More Wine, Food, Celebration (& A Little More Wine)
Matt’s Week 4 Well what a great last week we have had and how long ago seven days feel. We started off spending a day out in Dublin followed by a night in with extended family in the south of Dublin then on to the early ferry back across to Liverpool and onto Lancashire to spend … More So Let The Party Begin
Bru Na Boine, Slieve Donard & The Giant’s Causeway…
Ellie’s Week 3 This week has been quite a monumental one, in more ways than one. It started off with a visit to Unesco World Heritage sites of Newgrange and Knowth at Bru na Boinne. I had been once before when I came to stay with the Kidson Clan with Katherine a friend of mine … More Two Giant Steps
Matt’s Week 3 Well what a week, we left Dublin and headed north to the UNESCO site of New Grange a series of stone age burial chambers dating back over 5000 years. What the people of the time had achieved without modern machinery is truly mind blowing. The size and scale of their ambitious undertakings … More Onwards, Upwards
After 4 days at Mannix Point, we decided to fly the nest and headed north through County Clare up to Connemara in County Galway. As pretty as many parts of Ireland are, it was not until we saw The Burren in County Clare and Connemara in County Galway that I was truly blown away. … More Ellie’s Nearly Belated Week Two Diary
Matt took this photo on his bike ride to Valentia… which we both find incredibly funny!!
This week we have travelled away from Kerry northwards along the Atlantic highway staying at Doolin and passing through Galway and on to the Connemara National Park. From there we travelled back towards Dublin to stay a few nights with Mai, Grai and Neale in Newbridge (Ellies aunt, uncle and cousin). This week has been … More Matt’s Week Two Diary
Postcards From The Road 