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Europe » Ireland » County Sligo » Strandhill September 15th 2011

Why Hallo there! This last week Dan and I spent the week travelling to Ireland with a group of kayakers from London. We convoyed in two cars and with walkie talkies proving lots of fun. We made our way to Strandhill, on the ocean from Sligo. Unfortunately for us hurricane Katia was leaving America and heading directly our way. We made our way down to Easky, famous for good surf where we pitched our tents on a cliff under the old Roslee Castle! Huge winds drove us out after two nights of horrible sleep and two days of paddelling. One sight on my list was to visit Grandad's home where he lived before he shipped to NZ. We hired a car and found Cartronamarky Lane in County Longford amongst some beautiful lake country. The old house ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Sligo » Strandhill June 18th 2010

Defying Medb Waking early the plan had been to hit the jacuzzi again but rumbling tums meant the first port of call was the breakfast buffet. Top quality black pudding was enough to please me, yes I'm easy that way. Today was warm but overcast (thankfully) which was perfect for our intended climb up Knocknarea. Armed with water and a few Mars Bars we drove up to the base (well prob about half way up) and set off up the mountain (more of a hill at 330m/1000ft). It was a nice leisurely walk for the first few hundred metres but once off the gravelled path the climb got steeper although still nothing too arduous. Once we got to the top the views were truly spectacular. Gazing south towards Galway or North towards Ben Bulben offered great ... read more
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