We hadn't really planned a trip to Ireland this year but when somebody from my golf club announced that they were repeating a three day trip to Ireland which first happened in 2018, I was quick to put my name forward as a participant. I wasn't the only one mind you and it ended up with 34 golfers heading to Westport on Friday 3rd May to play three rounds of golf including two on Links courses which I had never previously experienced! More on the golf in the next post.
The minor problem for me with this trip was that I had only just returned from a similar one to Florida with Richard and Sarah, leaving Linda at home while we enjoyed not only the golf but the delightful warmth of Florida state. Anybody who knows Linda appreciates that she craves warmth and it did feel a little selfish when the three golfers agreed unanimously that mum should stay at home! No reflection on the lack of Linda's presence but the time spent playing golf with the kids was fantastic albeit it left me feeling a tad selfish.
Mind you, I perhaps wasn't the only person feeling a little selfish as Richard also left behind Charlotte, Annabel and Sam but I am certain that there will have to be some pay back there and rightly so!
However, with the Irish trip, the seed was sown in my mind that perhaps I could extend my stay by getting Linda to fly out to Dublin after the golf and we could then take a little time to explore the wonders of this wonders of this country having been told on so many occasions just how wonderful it was. Certainly no 28C temperatures guaranteed and very much the strong possibility of wet weather and gale force winds but Linda jumped at the suggestion and so the tickets for our short Irish adventure were booked and confirmed and the plans laid as to what we would do with our week.
The minor problem for me with this trip was that I had only just returned from a similar one to Florida with Richard and Sarah, leaving Linda at home while we enjoyed not only the golf but the delightful warmth of Florida state. Anybody who knows Linda appreciates that she craves warmth and it did feel a little selfish when the three golfers agreed unanimously that mum should stay at home! No reflection on the lack of Linda's presence but the time spent playing golf with the kids was fantastic albeit it left me feeling a tad selfish.
Mind you, I perhaps wasn't the only person feeling a little selfish as Richard also left behind Charlotte, Annabel and Sam but I am certain that there will have to be some pay back there and rightly so!
However, with the Irish trip, the seed was sown in my mind that perhaps I could extend my stay by getting Linda to fly out to Dublin after the golf and we could then take a little time to explore the wonders of this wonders of this country having been told on so many occasions just how wonderful it was. Certainly no 28C temperatures guaranteed and very much the strong possibility of wet weather and gale force winds but Linda jumped at the suggestion and so the tickets for our short Irish adventure were booked and confirmed and the plans laid as to what we would do with our week.
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