Saturday, September 27, 2025

Day 27 Grand Final day

 Not much to say today folks, sorry. 

I had a lovely sleep last night and consequently  didn't wake up until half time in the Grannie. It looked like it might be a close game, but then Brisbane put on the after burners and left Geelong in their wake. 



To be honest I suppose  I preferred the Lions winning, but didn't really care!

So that took most of the early morning.  

Then I collected Bern and we went to the Dunnes Shopping  Centre again. This time I put my GPS on and followed all its instructions  and fortunately  arrived unscathed! It was raining heavily all morning and it was still a bit of a challenging drive. I'm sure the car parking spaces in Ireland are smaller than those in Australia!!! Or maybe my hire car is just a bit bigger. Either way I won't miss the Irish car parks!!

Dunnes Shopping Centre in Gorey

We had a coffee and then did a bit of shopping  and that was the morning gone.

This afternoon,  Bern's nephews and niece had arranged to come down and have some afternoon tea with her. It was so lovely  for them all to catch up after quite a few years... 

Bern and niece and nephews

Then tonight we have driven back to Wexford to visit Paddy in the hospital,  where, thank God, he is doing reasonably  well. 

It was a nice easy drive down the motorway and only took about 40 minutes. 

So, there's  not much of a travelogue  included in that report, but that was the story of my day.  

But I'm still seeing the beautiful green Irish country side as I drive along, and enjoying being in Ireland.

Only a few more days now but I'm still making the most of it! 



6 comments:

  1. I couldn’t help myself with the football, I did have to object to some of the decisions made by the umpires. I’m only human after all. By the roar of the crowd it seemed there were more Lions fans than Cats. Well that’s it for another year now they’ll focus on the Spring Racing Carnival. Meanwhile all the shops in Melbourne have put out Christmas 🎄 decorations!! Enjoy your last precious days in Ireland ☘️☘️

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    1. Much too early for Christmas, but that's what they do now!!!

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  2. Hey shouldn’t you be barracking for Geelong, you being a Victorian?

    Yes the Irish countryside is right up there with Scotland.

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    1. No there are too many Victorian clubs, and I dislike most of them!!! Love the Irish countryside.. something special about it, especially on the West Coast.

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  3. Nice to hear you are out and about enjoying the Irish countryside, you will miss that and the sea at Lahinch beach when you get back!

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