Author Archives: journeywithmadonna

……from Holyhead to South Stack! Today Marilyn, Alison, Jim and I left Steve behind(due to a bad back) and Alison drove us to South Stack, outside Trearrdur Bay, where we began an unbelievable hike. It started with a hike down … Continue reading →

Another early start but the journey today won’t be as long as we’re headed to Trearrdur Bay and should only be hiking about 12km as we plan to be back early to welcome Alison and Steve who are driving up … Continue reading →

Up and out by 10am with plans for our longest hike to Abberfraw.  Before too long we were ankle deep in mud and Jim agreed, much to Marilyn and my delight, to go ahead a ways and check things out … Continue reading →

Up early today to catch the 6am bus to the Irish Ferries so as to ensure we would catch the 8:05 ferry to Holyhead, Wales. Great ride across the Irish Sea that lasted about three hours on a beautiful boat. … Continue reading →

Marilyn, Jim and I arrived in Dublin at 8:45am on Oct. 17 no worse for the wear after travelling all night…………well that’s my first fib! Immediately took a taxi to Irish Ferries to catch our ferry to Holyhead, Wales where … Continue reading →

……OOPS that should read “our final massage” was fabulous!  Jim opted out but Marilyn and I went for the full body oil massage which our bodies really needed because of the beating we took from the sun day after day….poor us! … Continue reading →

…………..in that new  suit!  Of course that’s Jim I’m talking about and I’m not sure exactly what brought that about.    It might have  been due to the many salesman that approach you on the street when you’re just strolling by …….. … Continue reading →

………….which means “it’s been grand!” as my mother used to say when she had a good day.   There’s been no sign of Easter bunnies or Chocolate Easter eggs or Easter Egg hunts…………..but there’s been loads of sun and the surf … Continue reading →

………….almost Easter, Good Friday actually.   Maybe that’s because it isn’t raining, the sun is shining, it’s 32 degrees outside, there are no chocolate bunnies and I’m sweating just like my Dad, Uncle Don, Uncle Andy and my paternal grandfather always … Continue reading →

…………guess you gotta have one of those days every now and then.   First of all we slept in………….Jim is usually up early but today with the curtains drawn it was quite dark in the room and he took full advantage … Continue reading →