No, it's not Christmas in July. It's what we call 'vacation.' We had a friend offer us their family home in Donegal so we accepted their hospitality for a week. Donegal is a rugged, exciting, wild, beautiful northernmost county in the Republic. What an amazing time we had!
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Donegal Road - 'Shortcut' over the Mountain |
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Driving the Inishowen 100 - coastal drive |
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Famine Village |
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Malin Head - northernmost point of Ireland |
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Approaching 'Errigal' - Donegal's Highest Mountain |
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Climbing Errigal |
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Trudging through the heavy bog of Errigal |
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Finally to the scree on Errigal - slow and difficult! |
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The views were amazing! |
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Finally, the summit! |
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Mt. Errigal, Donegal |
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Rosapenna Beach, Co. Donegal |
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Rosapenna Beach, Co. Donegal |
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Karting in Donegal |
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Great racing lads! |
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Buncrana Beach, Co. Donegal |
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Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim |
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Giant's Causeway |
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Barry's Amusement Park
Portrush, Northern Ireland |
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Dunluce Castle, Northern Ireland |
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Carrick-a-rede, Northern Ireland |