mallorca/majorca/mayorca/craggy island

When we went to mallorca/majorca/mayorca/craggy island we had lots of fun and food and it was much warmer than ireland and we enjoyed swimming at the beach and in the pool (even malachy swam). One of the days we were there we went to mini-golf (NO COMMENT). After mini-golf we went to Malachy's favourite restaraunt in the world...............TABU where you could get a meal, a drink, an ice-cream and a lollipop all for 4 euro on the kids menu. after dinner at......................TABU we went to the beach and jumped off a concrete platform on to the sand on the beach and we saw a slingshot ride!!!!!!!!






!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BY SEAMUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



and mac



Harbour wall, Portal Nous



Cathedral at Palma

niamh's birthday

hi everyone!!!
I had my party on the 7th of August even though my birthdays on the 6th of july!!
I had all my friends over and had lots of games!!! We went to laserblast and just played at my house (bob's lodge) ....and would you beleive it, my next door neighbour was last to come!!!



this is all my friends singing happy b day!!!



this is me, Laurie and Sophie



this is everyone except jill who went home already!!

A Taste of Home

Imagine our delight when we heard that Joey Jo Jo (love the new name Stuey) and Bazza were coming to the UK for a buisness training workshop. Luckily they had a few days spare to fly over and see us. We met them at Cork airport and drove them to Bob's Lodge via the stunning South East Coastal road. We had a brief reprise of good weather as we enjoyed a champers/beer on the deck of the Cliff hotel enjoying the Irish seaside at Ardmore in southern Co Waterford.




We gave Jo and Baz the crash introduction to Irish culture and environs, explaining that having 'brilliant crack' doesn't mean you remind someone of their builder or plumber, and that if the sun is shining there will be a rainbow somewhere. We also explained that Ireland is perhaps the sunniest place in the world - it being sunny ten to twelve times a day. The proof of all three came about with a wonderful day's golf and revelrie at 'Mount Juliet', as guests of Jo and Baz's local buddies, Bryan and Adrienne. The golf course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, was so beautiful I expected to find lawn bowlers practicing on the fairways.

We decided to take the visitors to see downtown Waterford and do some local sightseeing. We began the afternoon with a nice simple Thai lunch that turned the events of the day rather dramatically as I had another near death incident with the dreadded peanut. The ambulance was slow enough for the others to enjoy their food and shed some tears at the spectacle of an [almost] anaphylactic mother. By happy coincidence one of the ambo's was the father of Niamh's friend Neasa, and the doctor in cas a bloke Dom had worked with at 'Caredoc'. All ended up well, with prompt and competent care via Waterford Regional Hospital...

Spraoi, It's Irish for ... something

Wow, look out Nowra, this weekend Waterford played host to its annual 'Spraoi' festival. Legend has it Spraoi began about 15 years ago because a group of locals were bored on Sundays. Now one of the women tours the world recruiting the best street performers and festival acts, and signs them up to fill the streets of Waterford on the first weekend in August.

We had the good luck of a mostly sunny Saturday to cruise the centre of Waterford partying, people watching, and generally having a good time. There were giant dinosaur like creatures wending their way through the crowds, scary mermaid dudes, wonderful juggling and acrobatic troupes, and funky DJ Hairstylists and the like all over the joint.



Three cheers for Waterford.



PS Imogen missed the excitement as she was over the channel in London, meeting QE2 etc with Elle {Steiner nee Frawley} and Nic.