We had a week off before school went back so asked for advice on where to go. Ten minutes before we left home, we decided that north, to County Donegal, was the correct destination. There are 10 campsites open over the winter in Ireland and 5 of these were closed. We found one open at Crolly so aimed for it. It didn't rain, however the black ice, snow, frost, sleet, frozen rain, hail, and minus temperatures made us think that camping under the stars may not be pe...

The Guerins left Ireland in 1846; now we're back to sort out some unfinished business. Airservices Australia have kindly granted Leave Without Pay for 2 years 9 months and the Irish Aviation Authority have employed me as a controller based in Dublin for that period. We arrived on Friday the 13th (March 2009), started work the day before St Paddys Day and moved into our new hom on April Fools Day; oh the luck of the Irish. Everything has worked out perf...