UK Van Trip - 2022

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Day 21
Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 3:57 PM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 75 ft
Ireland Glasnevin 53.37167, -6.2753°22’18” N 6°16’12” W
Tree Life
May 26, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
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Day 21
Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 4:10 PM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 75 ft
Ireland Glasnevin 53.37167, -6.2753°22’18” N 6°16’12” W
Dublins 1800's botanic garden
May 26, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The greenhouses were built in the mid 1800`s!!

The whole place is beautiful
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Day 22
Friday, May 27, 2022 at 12:47 PM
⛅ 15 °C
Altitude: 95 ft
Ireland Temple Bar food Market 53.345, -6.2666753°20’42” N 6°16’0” W
Walking Tour of Dublin
May 27, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Nice tour round Dublin, wasn't the most interesting tour ever, but perhaps the most surprising fact...
Before the potato famine, the population was 8 million, now today it's only 5 million, so the effects are still very noticeable due to so many deaths and migration, even after all these years of population increase.Read more
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Day 22
Friday, May 27, 2022 at 3:20 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 30 ft
Ireland Essex 53.34, -6.2753°20’24” N 6°16’12” W
Dublin Centre
May 27, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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Day 23
Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 12:55 PM
⛅ 13 °C
Altitude: 39 ft
Ireland Dargle River 53.20833, -6.10553°12’30” N 6°6’18” W
Bray
May 28, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Nice little stopover at a busy swan sanctuary. Hundreds of walkers, dogs, kayakers, pigeons, seagulls and swans.

As Lennon becomes more inventive at moving around the van, diving off the bed, chasing and grabbing the dog, and just generally being a maniac... I am having to also become more inventive at stopping him 😄Read more
Travelerohhh love him ❤️ x crawling next oops xx
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Day 23
Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 7:44 PM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 1,696 ft
Ireland Sally Gap 53.15096, -6.30925353°9’3” N 6°18’33” W
Wicklow Mountains
May 28, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
One of the best views from the van we've ever had 😍 this is one of those times the pictures really don't do it justice too. The lake is huge, surrounded by beaches and a long river running to it. A mansion is near it, the whole valley is private and just empty and silent and beautiful. In comparison to reality the photos make it look like a small pond. Nicknamed Guinness Lake, due to dark water and white beaches.

The sound at the end of the video is Lennon blowing raspberries on me 😂 not fartingRead more
TravelerThat’s amazing! So jealous!
5/28/22Reply
Travelerdon't worry Simon! we can get him to blow raspberries on you in Norfolk 😁
5/29/22Reply
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Day 24
Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 12:52 PM
⛅ 13 °C
Altitude: 36 ft
Ireland Wicklow Bay 52.983333, -6.04166752°58’60” N 6°2’30” W
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Wicklow
May 29, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Came back down to the town to find a pub showing the football.

Lennon worked out how to ping off his seat tray, so he has been demoted to dog and eats on the floor, until we can find an IKEA with the highchair we need in stock 🤣Read more
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Day 24
Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 5:40 PM
⛅ 12 °C
Altitude: 36 ft
Ireland Wicklow Bay 52.983333, -6.04166752°58’60” N 6°2’30” W
Play Off Final at The Brass Fox
May 29, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Huddersfield Town still in Championship.
Tried my first Guinness.
Lennon loves Lemons.
Lennon is taking his new role as 'dog' pretty seriously and has now taken a shine to the dog bed.
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Day 25
Monday, May 30, 2022 at 6:13 PM
🌧 12 °C
Altitude: 26 ft
Ireland Cornagower East 52.873333, -6.06333352°52’24” N 6°3’48” W
Brittas Bay
May 30, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Quick stop by the beach for Ringo to stretch his legs
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Day 27
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 10:21 AM
⛅ 13 °C
Altitude: 128 ft
Ireland Kilmacthomas 52.205, -7.42552°12’18” N 7°25’30” W
Kilmacthomas Greenway
June 1, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Lovely village, another accident as we were delayed by roadworks after swimming yesterday, so we ended up stopping here for the night. The buildings are all painted bright colours, there is a shop called Lennons, and we are parked between an abandoned mill and a community orchard, at the start of a huge greenway carrying on until the next city.

Seems most of Ireland is beautiful, so some of our nicest spots are totally unplanned as it's just too easy to end up somewhere gorgeous. People seem friendly everywhere you go. So far so good for the whole country 👌🏼🇮🇪🥰

Oh and we finally found a toothbrush for Lennon 🙈 his poor little rotten, month old teeth are finally clean 😆Read more
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Day 27
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 6:09 PM
⛅ 15 °C
Altitude: 118 ft
Ireland Ballintemple 51.903333, -8.44166751°54’12” N 8°26’30” W
Cork
June 1, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Traditional Irish theme for today, so I made
Soda Bread
Coddled Pork
Irish Tea Cake
Our spot was within hearing distance of Corks stadium so we heard a free Simply Red concert 🤣
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Day 28
Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 1:04 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 46 ft
Ireland Ballintemple 51.898333, -8.45166751°53’54” N 8°27’6” W
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Marina Market
June 2, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Had a mix of Indonesian, Moroccan and Mexican for lunch at a cool street food market. Lennon loved it, even with "blow your head off" level hot sauce 😆
Traveler 😢 poor starved boy!
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Day 29
Friday, June 3, 2022 at 9:14 AM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 62 ft
Ireland Kinsale 51.706667, -8.52333351°42’24” N 8°31’24” W
Kinsale
June 3, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Me and Lennon took a walk down the river into the village of Kinsale while Brace was working. Known for being the most beautiful, colourful, and traditionally Irish village in the country. Apparently it's so beautiful, people who visit never leave... (a lady I met backs this up, she came to visit her sister for 2 weeks over 30 years ago 🤣) So if you don't see us again you'll know where to come looking!Read more
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Day 29
Friday, June 3, 2022 at 3:51 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 26 ft
Ireland Bullens Bay 51.64, -8.5651°38’24” N 8°33’36” W
Garylucas Beach
June 3, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Was a nice walk on the beach until Ringo rolled in a huge horse poo and then took a huge lump in his mouth and wouldn't come back until he'd eaten it all
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Dirty dog
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Day 31
Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 9:08 AM
☁️ 12 °C
Altitude: 423 ft
Ireland Torc Cascade 52.002275, -9.50636752°0’8” N 9°30’23” W
Torc Waterfall
June 5, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
🤣 It looks so small on a photograph
It was huge 😍
Travelerlove that little video xx
6/5/22Reply
TravelerNext time get Chris to jump on those rocks to get the perspective and depth! 😂
6/5/22Reply
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Day 31
Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 12:17 PM
☁️ 14 °C
Altitude: 79 ft
Ireland O’Donohoe’s Spy Glass 52.018333, -9.50552°1’6” N 9°30’18” W
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Muckross House Gardens
June 5, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Traveler love this picture xx
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Travelerbeard getting a bit bushy son lol x
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Day 31
Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 1:29 PM
☁️ 16 °C
Altitude: 92 ft
Ireland Doo Lough 52.011667, -9.5152°0’42” N 9°30’36” W
Muckross Small Traditional Farm
June 5, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The 'small' farm was 20,000 acres, Lennon met his first piglets and chickens... I can't help but wonder if he thinks all animals are strange dogs... Given he hasn't met any or watched TV or anything 🤣 poor hippy weird kid 😆

He loved it here because he got tonnes of attention from the women working here as guides/farm keepersRead more
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Day 31
Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 1:44 PM
☁️ 16 °C
Altitude: 75 ft
Ireland Mill Bridge 52.063333, -9.5452°3’48” N 9°32’24” W
Muckross Medium Traditional Farm
June 5, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
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Day 31
Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 2:27 PM
☁️ 16 °C
Altitude: 49 ft
Ireland Castlelough Bay 52.036667, -9.49666752°2’12” N 9°29’48” W
Muckross Petting Farm
June 5, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Lennon LOVED the animals
We had an amazing experience really, there was a goat in labour, even the farmer was surprised, he thought she was just fat not pregnant 🤣
We could have stayed to watch her have the baby but it felt horrible watching 😂 very special though.
We also saw another farmer training a stray dog on the fence boundary. There was an Irish Wolf Hound, who's brother recently passed, leaving the girl heartbroken. They found a stray dog in the local park and have taken it in to be the remaining sisters new friend 😍Read more
Traveleraw how lovely x
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Day 31
Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 2:55 PM
☁️ 16 °C
Altitude: 131 ft
Ireland O’Donohoe’s Spy Glass 52.016667, -9.50166752°1’0” N 9°30’6” W
Muckross Large Traditional Farm
June 5, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We met a lovely Man in the school, he told us loads of info about the school in the 30s then he suddenly sang a traditional irish song to Lennon so I danced (with Lennon in his sling) and Lennon laughed 🤣

Such an amazing place, really gave you a good idea of what life would have been like working/living there in the 30s ☺️Read more
TravelerAre you going to kiss the Blarney Stone????
6/5/22Reply
TravelerI didn't know that was in Ireland, I thought it was in Cornwall. I definitely would have if I'd realised, but just looked and we are way past it now 😭 how sad 😥
6/6/22Reply
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Day 32
Monday, June 6, 2022 at 10:52 AM
☁️ 14 °C
Altitude: 72 ft
Ireland Ballynahow 51.848333, -10.35551°50’54” N 10°21’18” W
Wild Atlantic Way
June 6, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The most beautiful route in Ireland... But we took no photos yesterday and today the view was gone 🤣 hidden by fog and rain.
Still quite nice to be honest even with extremely low visibility
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Day 32
Monday, June 6, 2022 at 1:02 PM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 197 ft
Ireland Kerry Cliffs Portmagee 51.87, -10.3851°52’12” N 10°22’48” W
Kerry Cliffs
June 6, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After a morning of driving the most scenic 3 hour route in Ireland, in total fog and rain 🤣 the skies finally cleared and gave us a gorgeous 2 hours bang on cue for our venture up to see the Kerry Cliffs. The rain returned as soon as we'd finished lunch and set of driving again 🙃
We saw lots of the various birds you are supposed to look for here... But sadly no puffins todayRead more
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Day 32
Monday, June 6, 2022 at 8:18 PM
🌧 15 °C
Altitude: 112 ft
Ireland Ballygamboore Upper 52.193333, -9.68333352°11’36” N 9°40’60” W
Laharn Viewpoint
June 6, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Went to camp in the clouds, apparently there's usually an amazing view 😁

Early start for a swim this morning (not in a small way for the nice indoor warm showers 🙃) Lennon loves swimming now after taking a few months to suss it out with a permanent confused look, never crying never smiling... He's finally a little waterbaby 🤗 and now we are headed for a ferry to our last section of the Southern Irish CoastRead more
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Day 33
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 12:47 PM
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 13 ft
Ireland Tarbert Island 52.587481, -9.35980752°35’15” N 9°21’35” W
Tarbet - Killimer Ferry
June 7, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
TravelerI like the way he feels someone should hold on!!! 🤣
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Traveler🤣 He does the same in his pram but with both hands... must be used to Brace's driving 😅
6/8/22Reply
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Day 33
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 1:32 PM
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 30 ft
Ireland Kilrush 52.636667, -9.47666752°38’12” N 9°28’36” W
Vandeleur Walled Garden
June 7, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
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