Keem Bay Sheep

Into the West

Achill Island has been on my list to visit since last year even before the Oscar-nominated movie ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ and its popular landscape caught global attention. Keem Bay has been calling me for a swim and I have it on my vision board, another […]

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Me and children Derry Girls Mural

Derry and Beyond

I remember driving past the sign for Derry on a trip to Dundalk and Carlingford and noting it in my notepad in my head to revisit. Roll on a few months and I found myself looking at Airbnb for Derry spurred on by a friend […]

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Iceland experience

The Icelandic Experience

Before Covid, I had Iceland on a list of places I wanted to visit. I am a cold creature and an early morning person who enjoys sunrises from different locations but on doing my research, the sunrise in Reykjavik is 10 50 am in December. […]

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Ripple Effect pic

Just keep Swimming……

I was delighted to feature on Ripple Effect Ireland’s Instagram community page in a feature where they chat to sea swimmers from everywhere. 🙂   How do you feel when you have been for a sea swim? I feel delighted I did it, especially in […]

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Me and the Sea pic

Me and the Sea

My car is promptly parked and I hop out, backpack swung on my back with my flask tucked inside along with my swimming clothes.  The first thing I do is breathe in the fresh air. My ear pods are in and the radio on, I […]

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