Kevin and Moya's 6-month ADVENTURE !!!

One thing we have learned about Ireland is that you make the most of the good days. We have been in the Kerry house 5 days, 3 have been raining. So last Wednesday we woke to an overcast but fine day, so off to the Dingle Peninsula we went. In the south west of Ireland […]

So here we are at Gail and Sean’s house, (a modernised 18th century house), at Farraniaragh (pronounced Farran-ear-uk), where we will be for the next 10 days or so. We arrived from Tralee by way of the Ring of Kerry, (more in another blog). We followed the instructions by taking the road behind the hotel. The […]

We arrived at our BandB on the outskirts of Tralee. This was an upmarket BandB with rooms for 7 couples. We spoke to an English couple who said they had been at the BandB for a few days and really enjoyed the area. That night we dined at a new seafood restaurant recommended by our […]

Both Moya and Kevin have ancestral roots in Ireland.  Moya at least knows where hers are!!  So we have taken time to visit two towns which have particular relevance to Moya and were around the Tralee area.  The first is Listowel a pretty little town in Northern Kerry.  Here on 4th November 1876 Edward Walsh […]

We awoke to rain in Galway.  It was in fact quite stormy.  This soon gave way to fine weather but the wind remained strong.   We travelled to Tralee by way of the Burren.  The Burren is a rocky and windswept region and it is amazing to think that people actually lived here and eked out […]

After a tearful farewell to the dogs we set off to Galway in our borrowed car.  On the way we had intended to stop at Ballinsloe to visit the site of some of Moya’s ancestors.  We had been told that the motorway from Dublin to Galway finished abruptly before then, as the EU had not […]

“Top of the morning to youse all!!!” Well we arrived in Dublin on Air Lingus after fretting about how much luggage we had. We kept taking clothes from one bag and putting into another only to find our 3 bags went through without a murmur. We took a taxi to Gail and Sean’s house. The […]

Just when you thought you had heard it all from France there is yet more. On our final full day we ventured for the last time down to Aubeterre and then we went on a guided tour through Villebois Lavalette village and Chateau. Why wait until the final day we hear you say…well the tours […]

We are now winding down after nearly 3 months at Garde. The house is being cleaned, clothes are being washed, as we countdown to Wednesday the 30th. Of course, the weather is just beautiful, temperatures in the late 20’s and no pool although Moya did avail herself of the local Piscine (swimming pool) with the […]

Sue had a couple of friends arrive who had a rental car so Moya and Kevin took the oppportunity to get away on their own for a couple of days and what a better place to go than Bordeaux and the Medoc where the wineries are!! We spent the first day in Bordeaux centre ville […]