Port Rush Part IV

08-13-2009 No comments

Final Port Rush installment!! We’ll start off with a few around Mark Street. (These are credited to Conor)

Then we went over to Uncle Sean and Aunt Louise’s house for dinner (and MORE cousins!)

Lena, Claire and Savannah.
Auntie Lousie discussing a treat with Savannah. Notice her rapt attention.
Savannah got to pick rasberries! Everything grows in Ireland – it reminds me of Seattle in that way. We used to have such a great garden in the summer.

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Port Rush Part III

08-12-2009 No comments

Tricia was nice enough to drive us around the county on our next morning. Savannah was very sad that Auntie Kathleen had to go back to England, but she was SO HAPPY that we got to see some cows up close. The girl and cows and pigs….seriously loves them.

MOO!


Auntie Tricia!!!


We finished our trip at a little farm where we could see even more cows! (and lots of birds and chickens). Very cute.
Mini-me. The photos that she took are pretty hilarious – I’ll post them later.
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Port Rush Part II

08-12-2009 No comments

It was a rainy, cloudy day our second day in Port Rush. Honestly, if you’ve ever been to Ireland, that shouldn’t be a surprise. However, the Aunties had told Savannah that the Postman came at 9AM and he brought little girls a bucket and spade so they could make sand castles. (The bucket and spade purchase + the pig wrapping paper was made at night after Savannah went to sleep. I will also mention that they were purchased in two separate trips. The Aunties decided that they really should’ve bought the pig wrapping paper too and headed off to the store again. It IS nice that it was only a block or so away.)

Here she is opening her gift from the Postman.

Then we headed down to the beach – drizzle or not.

A view of Mark Street from the beach

My hair was really bad this entire trip so I am glad this image is not larger. I am glad I showed up in at least a few photos though. (I forgot the hair straightening balm and the converter wasn’t strong enough to power the Chi Ceramic Flatiron – I know. The Horror. )

We headed off later that morning to Dunluce Castle. Read about it HERE. I believe I wrote on Twitter of Facebook that we saw an ancient castle and Savannah just wanted to pick Daisies. This would be the castle I referring to.
Castle view.



Daisy picking

Hey: Me again!


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Vacation: Port Rush Part I

08-03-2009 No comments

Port Rush is the little seaside town that Bridget (Gaga B) grew up in. We were hosted by Bridget’s sister Tricia in the house that all the McNally’s grew up in.

Savannah got to meet her ‘Aunties’ (Tricia and Kathleen) as she came to call them and her Uncle Sean. While we didn’t have 17 kids running around as in Cork, she had a ball. I was so happy that she (and I) were able to see this part of the family. I haven’t seen Tricia and Kathleen since my wedding and had never met Bridget’s brother Sean.

Savannah has also found the new softies in the family. Tricia does not have any children, so, as you would expect, she doesn’t have a lot of toys in the house. Savannah, in her three year old way, remarked on this quite quickly. Within moments, Tricia and Kathleen had bundled her off to the toy store with strict instructions to buy her ‘one thing’. I went up to take a little nap and Conor said when she came back she was holding one thing…..and was followed by two Aunts with BAGS of toys. Oh well, if your Aunts can’t spoil you – who can?

The scenic photos are of a place called The Giant’s Causeway which is an amazing walk and so worth the journey. Geology can be so amazing.

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