The weather here on the west coast of Ireland is fantastic... everyone we meet is in shock but delighted about the sun...but there are drawbacks - every morning so far we have had our breakfast al fresco.... until today... last night we had to flee the midges much earlier then usual and in the morning when we awoke - we looked out of the van and it was a potential Hitchcock movie..... swarms of midges surrounding the van - millions of the little blighters - there was not a breath of a breeze and we were trapped...I think its a combination of bogland mountains and a yellow beryl..aggghhhh....
We fled as quickly as we could get organised feeling a bit out out... but the morning was salvaged as we stopped 45 mins later for breakfast next to the sea and to our delight an otter swam up caught a fish dragged it out and sat not 20 yards away eating it and then it rolled about in the seaweed playing!! What a treat...
The second half of the week continued in much the same vein. We had one rainy afternoon which was actually quite nice to be holed up in the house with the rain lashing the windows. It probably wasn't quite so nice for the two visitors that came on their bikes but they're tough cookies - and its only water- but I did feel sorry for them having to cycle six miles back down the track in the wind and rain, but given Scotland, it wasn't as bad as it could be. The big quest for the 2nd half of the week was to find some deer antiers! The chap that owned the house dropped in to visit - he was a very friendly fella and was chatting about how this was the time of year when all the Stags lost their antlers (he collected them and sold them) so after that we were on the serious lookout. It's always been Fred's mission to find some dropped antlers.... The Monro baggers continued with the mission to bag the remaining three Monros... there is discussion as whet...
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