Spring 2023

6 May 2023 - Sky Road loop drive then Connemara National Park We were on our own again last night. Watched another episode of Magpie Murders. Tintin driving today. He fancied trying the Sky Road on the WAW, as someone said it was better than the Ring of Kerry. Had

5 May 2023 - Around the WAW to Derrigimlagh Well, it certainly rained continuously for many hours into the night. It always sounds louder in Dave! Fisherman started moving pots around about 7am this morning - in the rain. Me in the driving seat today - decided to just pootle

4 May 2023 - Galway & Ballynahown Pier Considering we were parked in a big public train station carpark - it was surprisingly quiet and we slept well. Two return tickets from Oranmore into Galway were €12 - only one stop and 8 minutes away. Galway has over 80,000

3 May 2023 - Loughrea & Oranmore (Galway) Tintin went to bed fairly early, slept well and is better than he expected to be 😊 It’s been a bit of a nothing day really - getting prepared to go to Galway tomorrow - in the rain! So, who was Ed

2 May 2023 - Portumna Marina It did feel a little strange to be left alone last night in the huge car park. The man had kindly said he’d leave the gates unlocked for us, and not have the outside lights on. Late evening a man wandered in, looked

1 May 2023 - 2hr drive inland to Portumna (Irish Workhouse Centre) in Galway We were Billy no mates again last night, obviously really peaceful. Shame it was cloudy, otherwise we could have star watched without any light pollution near us. This morning I read an article by Chris Van