by Tina O'Rourke | Jul 25, 2017 | Camping, Outdoors
The village of Cong is just a short forty-five-minute drive from our house in Galway and on a sunny weekend it is a great place to visit for a short break. This summer we have endeavoured to make the most of any sunny weekends by camping. Our tent and accessories are...
by Tina O'Rourke | Jul 18, 2017 | Camping, Outdoors
The following weekend we headed, this time to the East side of Ireland, Donard in Co Wicklow, to be precise. Initially, I called a different campsite, but they were all booked up. They kindly gave us Nuala’s number; thankfully, they had space. Note: I would definitely...
by Tina O'Rourke | Jul 10, 2017 | Camping, Outdoors
Just five days after our last camping trip, read about it here. My summer camping plans with my dogs got drastically turned on its head. My older Spaniel, whom I thought was just slowing down because of her age, suddenly passed away before we even got to the second...
by Tina O'Rourke | Jun 19, 2017 | Camping, Outdoors
Road Trip I think impromptu trips are always the best. I love the idea of waking up on a given morning and, by the afternoon, deciding to go away camping for the weekend, just because! It’s a bit like being able to eat breakfast cereal for dinner just cause you’re an...
by Tina O'Rourke | Jun 1, 2017 | Outdoors, Swimming
NOTE: I have an updated post about this beach and a few others in County Galway, including an interactive map. Click Here Apart from visiting forest parks, my all-time favourite places to visit are quiet beaches. Having lived most of my life on the West Coast of...
