WYLIE
& HOLLAND RAT PACK RUN TO WESTERN IRELAND - MAY 2004
Well another year and another trip as our RAT pack headed off again to the
magical emerald isle. Once again we were blessed with a calm crossing and
spirits were high as we unloaded from the boat. Unfortunately getting away from
Dublin was a bit of a pain with the roads being very congested and not well
signposted but we were soon clear and making our way to Lahinch. The
accommodation was up to our expectations, even down to the fact that we
managed to get Terry in a house around the corner with Dave, Michael and
Jane. Within walking distance of the town centre there was only thing to do
on the first night ( and every other night come to think of it) and that was
to drink some Guinness. Lahinch had some
very good eating houses and we sampled most of them and the pub night life
focused around us of course! Cornerstones and Ma O'Briens were our favourite
haunts but other drinking places were frequented.
Each day we had trips to different locations and people visited many of the
beautiful places around. Richard tried almost every day to visit the Arran
islands but was never allowed on the ferry and Graham and Hilary were banned
from the Cliffs of Moher trip but apart from these slight hiccups the trips
went very smoothly. Michael led us to some wonderful gardens including a
magnificent Arboreti (yes singular of um!) and Terry gave his 3-wheeler a
good test on the Irish run.
The weather was a bit mixed but with an endless local supply of Guinness
who cares???????? Where to next year - only you can decide!
Photo Gallery of our Journey and
Trips
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On the ferry
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Our first lunch stop
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Arrived at last!
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Glad to be here
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Michael and Alison with their new addition
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Brian arrives
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Lahinch bay
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Let's all jump together
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If you jump here then you might just land in the water
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Cliffs of Moher
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Cliffs of Moher again
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Cliffs of Moher again again
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Alison in the harbour
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The Aran Islands
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Doolin village
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THE ARBORETI
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Two Sprints having a chat
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Richard and Kym relaxing
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Daytona at the seaside
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The open road
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Dave's Daytona finds a cottage as old as itself
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Geoff looks over a wall
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A View over Dunguiare bay
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The castle at Dunguiare like that
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Beautiful scenery
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Dunguiare
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Beautiful sunset
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Good old Guinness
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Michael and Alison go swimming
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Photo gallery Down The Pub
These photos will remain captionless - you can
put your own in!
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Go Your Own Way 
