Ireland & Wales Holiday
On 26th August we headed out from Compton in Flash for our 2 week summer holiday; destination: Ireland! We trundled along into Wales toward Pembroke Dock from where we caught the ferry for Rosslare. We had a cabin so it was a pleasant crossing and we arrived nice and fresh. From Rosslare we drove to Loughrea, Co. Galway, to stay with Granma Josy for a few days. During our stay we met up with some of the family, we took a nice walk along the Loch, enjoyed Granma's new garden (which was recently completed) and took Hannah to Moate to see the calves!
After a few days we drifted north to Strandhill, Co. Sligo, a well known surfing location. It was a small village on the sea with a nice promenade and a super pub! The surf was pretty large and messy, closing out particularly violently most days, but we still got out and enjoyed it. We camped the first night, but it was pretty damp and cold and Hannah wasn't impressed, so from then on in we stayed at B&B's!
From Strandhill we headed west through Co. Mayo to the Mullet penisula, a remote and beautiful location. We stayed locally and spent a day exploring the penisula, including a spot of surfing on a desolate beach.
The sea was amazing, but large and empty, so we kept pretty close to shore! We had been planning to head down to Achill Island (near Westport), but the weather was pretty poor and conditions favoured a northern swell, so back we returned to Strandhill for an extra couple of days. We explored some more of the area and mom enjoyed a 'Celtic Seaweed' bath!
On the return journey we stopped at Loughrea for a couple of days (Granny Josy was glad of that!) and then continued on toward Rosslare on Tuesday 5th. On the way we dropped in at Lahinch, Co. Clare, near the Cliffs of Moher. Lahinch is another well know surf spot which, though larger than Strandhill, was not as pretty. We had a good session (even though it was pretty messy again), but by the time I was coming in, the tide had overrun the beach and I had to aim for the slipway or face the rocks!
We continued on a our way and safely reached Rosslare to catch the morning ferry back to Pembroke on the 6th. Once back in Wales, we headed north toward Newgale, where there was a campsite right on the beach. The weather was fantastic and the whole area, being part of the Pembrokeshire National Park, was absolutely stunning, with quaint villages, super coastal walks and scenery, and fanatastic beaches... but not much surf! In fact, I only got in once for a semi-decent session, while mom misssed out altogether! Hannah loved it though, in particular the visits to St. David's (Britain's smallest city) and Whitesands beach. I think we'll surely return; if the surf's up!
We were sad to head home after such a great trip, but also glad to get back to our own beds!
After a few days we drifted north to Strandhill, Co. Sligo, a well known surfing location. It was a small village on the sea with a nice promenade and a super pub! The surf was pretty large and messy, closing out particularly violently most days, but we still got out and enjoyed it. We camped the first night, but it was pretty damp and cold and Hannah wasn't impressed, so from then on in we stayed at B&B's!
From Strandhill we headed west through Co. Mayo to the Mullet penisula, a remote and beautiful location. We stayed locally and spent a day exploring the penisula, including a spot of surfing on a desolate beach.
The sea was amazing, but large and empty, so we kept pretty close to shore! We had been planning to head down to Achill Island (near Westport), but the weather was pretty poor and conditions favoured a northern swell, so back we returned to Strandhill for an extra couple of days. We explored some more of the area and mom enjoyed a 'Celtic Seaweed' bath!
On the return journey we stopped at Loughrea for a couple of days (Granny Josy was glad of that!) and then continued on toward Rosslare on Tuesday 5th. On the way we dropped in at Lahinch, Co. Clare, near the Cliffs of Moher. Lahinch is another well know surf spot which, though larger than Strandhill, was not as pretty. We had a good session (even though it was pretty messy again), but by the time I was coming in, the tide had overrun the beach and I had to aim for the slipway or face the rocks!
We continued on a our way and safely reached Rosslare to catch the morning ferry back to Pembroke on the 6th. Once back in Wales, we headed north toward Newgale, where there was a campsite right on the beach. The weather was fantastic and the whole area, being part of the Pembrokeshire National Park, was absolutely stunning, with quaint villages, super coastal walks and scenery, and fanatastic beaches... but not much surf! In fact, I only got in once for a semi-decent session, while mom misssed out altogether! Hannah loved it though, in particular the visits to St. David's (Britain's smallest city) and Whitesands beach. I think we'll surely return; if the surf's up!
We were sad to head home after such a great trip, but also glad to get back to our own beds!
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