- Sep 1, 2004
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So my family and I went to Westport last week, a holiday town on the West coast of Ireland. What a beautiful part of the world this is. And our highlight was a trek to the top of Croagh Patrick, a 2,500 ft mountain, that has some very interesting history (Croagh Patrick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
As per all Summer the weather during my week away was for the most part shite ("ah but at least the rain was warm!"), but we lucked out that day and got a corker. The views at the sumit were breathtaking and well worth the 5 hour round trip. By the sound of it the summit has been enshrouded in clouds most of the sumer so we were very lucky to get such nice views.
Well 5 hours might sound like a long time, but I had a 7 and 5 year old in tow, and an unfit Mr. and Mrs. IG, so I was just happy to reach the top, survive and live to tell the tale. My legs were seriously stiff the next day!
I got some cracking pics but haven't downloaded them yet. In the meantime here's ones I have "borrowed" to give you an idea of "the beauty of West Coast Ireland". (They should give me a job on Bord Failte)
As per all Summer the weather during my week away was for the most part shite ("ah but at least the rain was warm!"), but we lucked out that day and got a corker. The views at the sumit were breathtaking and well worth the 5 hour round trip. By the sound of it the summit has been enshrouded in clouds most of the sumer so we were very lucky to get such nice views.
Well 5 hours might sound like a long time, but I had a 7 and 5 year old in tow, and an unfit Mr. and Mrs. IG, so I was just happy to reach the top, survive and live to tell the tale. My legs were seriously stiff the next day!
I got some cracking pics but haven't downloaded them yet. In the meantime here's ones I have "borrowed" to give you an idea of "the beauty of West Coast Ireland". (They should give me a job on Bord Failte)