Monday, November 15, 2010

Our holidays 2010 (Part 1)

 

James took a week off in August so that we could all go camping together!  We went camping in Newcastle, Northern Ireland, in a place called Bloody Bridge.

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Ollie had never been camping before but he knew what a tent was as we occasionally make tents under the bed covers!  He was very excited sitting in the car on the way there before falling asleep!

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When we got to Bloody Bridge, we found that we were the only people pitching our tent there!  James and I had been to Bloody Bridge in July and it was very busy!  To be honest, being the only people there was a bit spooky… especially when visiting the bathroom!

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Gorgeous scenery everywhere you look.  Those are the Mourne Mountains!

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The owner of the campsite had a little dog who fell in love with Ollie.  Ollie loved the dog and we gave him some water :)

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We wanted to make the tent as comfortable as possible for Ollie (and I), so Ollie and I shared a double inflatable mattress.  James slept on a roll-mat beside us.  This tent was brand new for the holiday… it was lovely and spacious!

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We had lovely campfire food which consisted of garlic mushrooms, cocktail sausages, beef and carmelised red onion burgers, chicken legs, barbecue ribs and buttered corn on the cob.  It was quite a feast!

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We also toasted marshmallows and had smores (though our own interpretation: marshmallows and chocolate chunks sandwiched between raspberry and white chocolate cookies!).  James and I also broke out the wine!

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We ventured into Newcastle town… though Ollie was grumpy that day!!  I think because he had some trouble falling asleep in the tent the night before.  Nothing made him happy…. so James took him on a ramble into the mountains while I relaxed and had a cup of tea in a cafe!

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Isn’t the beach beautiful?

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All in all a lovely trip, fabulous weather, nice food… not a lot of sleep and a couple of spidery showers (!).  I’m pretty sure our new tent will see a lot more summers!

6 comments:

  1. Emma please post more pics of the scenery around Ireland (you know, that place where I should have been born).

    All the green makes my heart weep and my soul want to sing in Gaelic.

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  2. Beautiful scenery! I could almost smell the campfire feast! What an awesome trip- thanks for sharing!

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  3. Awesome photos and beautiful scenery!

    I love the way you guys feast when you camp :-)

    Thanks for sharing . . . Gina

    http://peacelovehappinesshappens.blogspot.com

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  4. so happy to have seen these beautiful photos and thank you for sharing. Sincerely...

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  5. Ireland looks beautiful! I'd also love to see more beautiful pictures!

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  6. Mmmm I love toasted marshmallows!

    I've passed the 'stylish blogger' award onto you, stop by sometime and collect it :)

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