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A Rainy day There are many bonuses to travelling by the seat of your pants. For one, if you aren’t crazy about where you end up, you carry on. We got to Derry and as it was still raining, decided to keep going until we left the

What can go Wrong They say what can go wrong … will. When it comes to the Andrew family, the saying often seems to be proven true. That and ‘if it wasn’t for bad luck, we wouldn’t have any at all. Today was one of those days.

A month sounds like a long time, yet it can be really short, especially when there’s a whole country to explore in that time frame. It may be an island, but there’s a lot to do on the Emerald Isle. So much we wanted to see, so

Cold is Just Cold The last few days, we’ve had to suffer through some ridiculous cold weather. Now, we Canadians, especially those of us who live on the prairies, where the wind can cut through a person like an icy cold knife, and sucks the breath right

A Wonderful Day We’d embraced a perfect day, starting with saying good morning to the neighbouring horses that called for our attention. The Giant’s Causeway had been worthy of our highest expectations. The ruins of Dunluce Castle more than impressed. We’d enjoyed the walk to the Causeway,