219/365: It was one of the seemingly rare days this summer that had really good weather for the whole day. So we went on a little road trip. We visited Kylemore Abbey, and explored yet another section of the Wild Atlantic Way. And driving along Ireland’s west coast has probably been the main attraction for us. Beautiful!
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216/365: Yesterday was our first (full) day at our friend’s place in Derrynameel, a pretty remote town in the north-west of Ireland. We got to know them, because they are also – and originally – friends of my parents. They moved here from Berlin 23 years ago and have a house and a piece of land which they share with a couple of sheep.
We’ll be staying here for a little while, doing some work, hanging out with them and exploring the region.
This was the view in the morning.
215/365: At the Cliffs of Moher.
214/365: Spent the day on the beautiful Dingle peninsula. This is a section of the Slea Head drive.
213/365: A celtic cross and the Round Tower at the Rock of Cashel.
212/365: When in Ireland…
For some unexplainable reason, we were drawn to the next best Irish pub, once we had set foot on Irish ground and set up our tent.
211/365: The good life. We found a great freedom camping ground right next to a beach at Poppit Sands, near Cardigan in South-West Wales. It was finally sunny and warm(-ish) again, so we didn’t have to cook in the rain, or half inside the tent. We could just relax, walk along or lie on the beach and enjoy the sunshine.
210/365: Us on the Pen Y Fan, the highest peak in South Wales (886m).
209/365: Cardiff Castle. With seagull.
208/365: After leaving Woolacombe, we spent the day driving and and trying to find a nice campsite. Towards the evening, we finally found a good one near Bristol.
(It’s apparently not common in the UK that campgrounds have a common room or even just a kitchen where you could sit down. But we found one that at least had a table under a little roof. It was still a bit cold and slightly wet, though, but good enough to do some work.)
We spent the day mostly working as documented here. ;-)
207/365: Camped our first night in the UK. It was a lovely spot with a nice view. But the next morning it was pretty stormy and rainy, and so we decided it’s better to leave. At least our (borrowed) tent hold up pretty well – others where not so lucky and had partly or completely damaged tents.
206/365: I had a little Martin Parr moment on this beautiful day at the Woolacombe beach.
205/365: James and Emily right after getting married.
We’re very happy for them! They are such a nice couple. And we had a fantastic time on their wedding day.
We met in New Zealand a little more than 3 years ago, when they were travelling the country. They were our first couch-surfing guests and we had a great weekend together. We kept in touch ever since.