Midway through my walk along Hadrian’s Wall I got a message from my brother-in-law to say that he was treating my sister to a trip to Ireland for her 50th birthday ð ðĨģ Hoorah! And would I be able to join them? Would I just!!! âšâš
This is a significant birthday and definitely needs to be celebrated in outstanding fashion.
It’s kind of a circle too; it will be 20 years since I flew to Ireland from South Africa to celebrate her 30th birthday …. a journey that changed the course of my life and ultimately my daughter’s life too.
Now they’re flying over from South Africa and I’m flying from the UK.
Isn’t it interesting, the many twists and turns of life, and how an action you take one day/month/year can have unexpected consequences.
I’m delighted and really excited to see them again – it’s been 5 years since I was last in SA, and with Covid-19 I had no plans to travel there for the foreseeable future…mostly because SA is still on the UK’s ‘red list’ and I would have had to quarantine for 2 weeks on my return at an extortionate cost in a hotel room.
But it seems that Ireland has less draconian and inwardlooking rules than the UK and you can visit as long as you’re vaccinated.
So it was with much excitement that I booked my flight to Ireland and on 7th October we will be meeting in Dublin, along with my daughter, son-in-law and grandson to celebrate my sister’s 50th and tag on the 20th anniversary ð of my new life in the northern hemisphere. Although 50 beats 20 any day ðð
It’s with much excitement that I’m counting the days. âš ð
How exciting is this ð! I’m sure you all is going to have a ball of a time – enjoy these precious moments!
It really is. I can hardly wait to see them ðð
so happy for you! i would love to visit Ireland or somewhere over seas. I have never been outside of the U/S. other than a few short cruises to the carribean!
Ireland is wonderful. I love the place
Brilliant. Ireland is a fabulous country to visit, so full of character and history. May need a coat and umbrella of course but that’s not a problem with all the pubs.
ððð too true! I remember when I lived there, I was an aupair for 4 kids = lots of laundry…it was May. I spent most days running in and out the house to get the clothes off the line ðĪŠðĪŠ May showers they called them. Never got so much exercise in such a short space of time ð
And yes, Irish pubs are the best…I especially love their crazy music