Ross Lake House Oughterard

... some people who'd been there before and i definitely wasn't disapointed! the party was really fun and then we all slept in a few of the spare bedrooms or on the floor/couches. the girls were in "the outhouse", a seperate cottage accross from the main house. outside the front door was an old fashioned water pump and just inside the door was an antique sewing machine, we were a bit offended! i think there was about 20 of us squeezed into the 2 ...

... the 1600s and have never been broken through. Their claim to fame is that they were the site of a 105 day siege between King James and the Protestant stronghold inside the walls, where King James failed. They have a group of 'apprentice boys' who march every year in celebration and REALLY take it to heart. We went to their museum, and I have to say I found it to be difficult to take their spin on things. It was interesting to learn though ...

... at the lack of clothing options! I'm not a fancy girl but I HATE not being able to change my style and mix things up a little! We made our final shopping lists and I guess we can start picking up little bits and pieces as we go along and maybe ask for the big expensive things as our Christmas gifts. <br><br>Our biggest needs right now are:<br>Sandles - Teva open toachi. I tried then on ...

... away with backward glances. But is was made slightly easier as we knew that there was a church just down the way waiting to be explored...<br><br> Somehow we made it to our destination after all the distractions along the way. Now we knew that there were no campgrounds marked in the vicinity, but were hoping that the tourist information might have something else to say. Unfortunately, we had ...

... life. Since the flight was 7 ½ hours we needed to keep her entertained. Worked like a charm. Maura didn&#8217;t get much sleep and neither did her parents but at least everyone behaved themselves in the close confines of our aircraft cabin.<br><br>We landed at Heathrow on time and made our way to Aer Lingus, our Ireland connecting flight to Belfast. The terminal and gates they use for these island hops are literally ...

... was pretty unremarkable really, but I guess it was one of those things you can say you've seen and it sounds more impressive than it actually was. The extent of the industry around these parts was strong, and our guide told us that in terms of construction, Belfast is actually the fastest growing city in Europe - which we could actually probably have guessed ...

... convex. We were able to walk right out onto them, at the point where they disappear out into the sea. We were trying to toss up which campsite to head to for the night and decided on one in a place called Fivemiletown. We stumbled across another one on the way in a place called Dungannon and decided to stay. Lucky we did, because they were about to close shop for the night, and the next place might've been closed by the time we got there.

... with Andy's family. We got to see our niece Rachel and nephew Alex - which is always a treat. We spent a good portion of Christmas day stuffing our faces at Andy's aunt Noeleen's house. She cooked a wonderful turkey with all the trimmings. Luckily there is a lake close by and the weather wasn't too cold so we all piled in two cars and went for a long walk! On Boxing Day everyone went to Adrian and Bessie's for another feast. More ...

Four remarkable days of our vacation were spent in N. Ireland. Unfortunately, it felt like most of our time was spent either on a bus or at a bus stop so will def. be renting a car next time, but it was truly relaxing; especially for 2 geologists strolling along the Causeway Coast. Portrush is charming, even with its multitude of ...

... to stretch into at least 2 hours - from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. We could almost envision fairies dancing in the meadows (OK - maybe it was the jetlag). The Town Centre is about 4 blocks long and contains 2 grocery stores, several pubs, a few restaurants, a tourist information, and a post office. There is also a nice wine shop, bakery, and Pizzaria/Internet Cafe. Since this is a popular fishing area, the town ...