northernireland
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Ballyquintin
One of our favourite spots to stop off for a bit of a beach comb is right at the end of the Ards Peninsula. Continue reading
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Stand Alone – Lough Neagh
Antrim’s Lough Shore Park is one of the few locations around the shore of Lough Neagh that you can easily get to the Lough and see it up close. It’s one of Northern Ireland’s elusive spectacles – the largest lake in the UK and yet barely noticed. One of the things that I noticed on… Continue reading
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Beaming Down on Lough Neagh
One thing I’ve found in my brief time living ‘back home’ is that the character of Lough Neagh seems to change with the weather. It can be windswept with waves or flat calm and overcast. Today was a calm day, with a few ripples, but plenty of cloud – the ideal day for a big… Continue reading
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Strangford Sunset
The Strangford Lough coast is one of my favourite haunts in Northern Ireland. I spent a lot of time motorbiking around here in my youth. One of the nice things about being at the bottom end of the Ards Peninsula is that you can see the sun setting at the top of the lough. This… Continue reading