See the slides from the August Bank Holiday Weekend ....
July 30: Friday at lunch time Maeve and Connor were ready for getting picked up. We started the jouney out west meeting Matt in Ashbourne just off the M50. Three hours later we were in Sligo.
On Saturday July 31, we stopped by Yeats forest in Hazelwood ....there we saw the swams and ducks... next stop was to explore Parkes Castle (originally O Rourke's castle), and the walks around it. There we also made plans to come back on Sunday for the boat ride around Lough Gill. We timed activities between Connor's afternoon naps....After he work up we packed up buckets and spades. We spent the rest of the time at Strandhill playing and climbing in the sand dunes, castle making and story telling. Of course, the important stop was made for ice cream and a wee pint to wet the throat!
Sunday August 1, we headed off to catch the 12:30 p.m. boat ride around Lough Gill joining the Yeats School scholars who were reciting Yeats poetry to match the scenery. Strandhill was the place of choice for the afternoon....for kite flying and castle building! By evening time, we were sun kissed and wind swept ....ready for a good nights sleep.
Monday August 2: Busy busy early morning send off. What a fun weekend!
