It was an earlier than planned start this morning as Anna told Erin and James to arrive for 8am instead of 9am to go to the market. They...

We checked the time this morning and it was nearly 9.30! We no idea how we managed such a lie-in, but it was great. Straight to the pool...

Alexander, having stayed up later than usual, woke bright and early and naturally decided the comfiest place to sleep was directly on my...

The day started off like most others — breakfast, pool, sunbathing. The usual. The morning was packed with fun in the water: breathing...

The day started with the usual routine — preserving sun loungers, breakfast, a quick pool visit — before we headed up to the bar for...

Another morning of work for me, though I was up and ready to take Alexander — only to find Marshall had already beaten me to it. A man on...

A busy day yesterday meant Alexander slept right through until 8am — a real lie-in for him — missing his usual morning walk and...

Alexander had a great sleep but was still up and at it by 6am. Marshall took him out for an early-morning stroll while the rest of us...

After a big trip to Australia, we’d planned to keep things low key this summer — just the three of us heading off to Vilamoura for some...

After many miles, trains and lifts, we finally made it to Terminal 2 for our last flight: London to Derry. But of course, we were too...

Technically, we touched down in Qatar in the very early hours of Day 16. Alexander, once again, was an absolute star on the flight. The...

Our last day in Australia began early like our first with a peaceful walk around the park while Aoife set off for another long-distance...

We woke early, packed up, and said our goodbyes to George, our faithful canine companion over the past few days. Our first stop was a...

We began our day with a visit to the Injidup Natural Spa, a stunning rock pool near Yallingup where waves crash over the rocks, creating...

We woke to the sound of rain on the roof and the wind howling through the trees - not quite the Australian summer we’d signed up for -...

Today we had to find a garage to fix the car. Aoife was up and ringing local garages with most saying they didn’t have any appointments...

The sun came up and therefore so were we. The tent was actually very pleasant, it didn’t over heat but we did have a few unexpected...

We had another lazy morning. Chilled in Aoife’s and then had some avocado toast for brekkie. Today we are heading down south for 5...

We all enjoyed a lie in this morning, some more than others. I got up at 10am, had a cup of tea and wrote my blog for the day, while...

Today we visited Caversham Wildlife Park, just north of Perth. When we arrived, we went straight to see the Koala’s and had a picture...