This should have been published in October 2025 – and here we are in January. No excuses… Time to come clean! A look at the trip to Ireland (and a little bit of Wales) in retrospect. What did it achieve, what did it cost, and what conclusions can we draw? The cost of such a…

Wednesday 8th October 2025 It was dry and bright for an early-ish start to our run back to the ferry port. There was a slightly anxious moment, though, when a low-loader and crane pulled up beside us, blocking our exit, to lift one of the boats out. We needn’t have worried though, as they were…

Thursday 2nd October 2025 I guess, as we’re getting quite close to the right-hand bottom corner now, and just about to start the final leg northwards, this could well be the last (Irish) blog of the trip. There is, however, a short Welsh section to come, so we’ll see how it pans out. The day…

(With apologies to Charles Kingsley) Sunday 28th September 2025 A beautiful sunny and warm morning. Having ‘turned the corner’ now, and also reached the conclusion point of the Wild Atlantic Way (or Wibbly Wobbly Way as it tends to be described within the confines of ZZW), we’ve decided to spend a bit of time in…

Tuesday 23rd September 2025 Another perfect – calm and perfectly clear – morning in the valley. Perhaps a good day to wander further afield, but we’ll probably just roll into Bantry to explore the town for a few hours. And Bantry is a quite attractive town. There’s not a huge share of great Irish architecture…

Thursday 18th September 2025 Have a guess. Yep; rain. It’s fairly warm rain though, and that ‘fresh breeze’ (ha!) has moderated. A bit… Almond croissants (Lidl, if you haven’t already guessed) provided a pleasant breakfast repast, and Her Lacyship had another good run on the beach during a weather lull, but we really didn’t fancy…

Monday 15th September 2025 The expected front/storm landed at around 1am. I’d agonized somewhat as to whether I should take down the ‘sun shade’ (there’s a misnomer for you) and drop the pop top, but decided to risk it. And on waking this morning it seems I was justified. I certainly wouldn’t have risked it…

Wednesday 10th September 2025 As beautiful and as beautifully peaceful as Tullagh Beach was, the weather certainly took a turn for the worse. A front moved in (shades of Malin, Rockall, Hebrides for those who recall the Shipping Forecast being a fixture on the wireless set) with squally winds and associated rain, buffeting the van…

Monday 8th September 2025 A fine morning greeted us at Glenarm, but we were ready to trek northwest towards the Causeway. What a beautiful road the Causeway Coast Road is too. Sweeping panoramas across the sea as far as Scotland again. Twists and turns. Cliffs and glens. It has it all. Reaching The Giant’s Causeway…