Posts by Annette

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8 Wicklow hikes for families / 8 randos famille en Wicklow

Drum roll, please! Here is, in no particular order, a list of our 8 favourite Wicklow hikes. If you are...

Wild Women Wander in the Mournes

Two days on from the first ever Wild Women Wander in Northern Ireland, I’m still elated. Feeling grateful, connected, nourished...

Winter hike to Djouce Mountain / Randonnée d’hiver au mont Djouce

Walking into 2020… Our first family hike of the year took us to Djouce Mountain (725m/2,379ft), Co Wicklow. Djouce is...

Winter feast on the beach / Festin d’hiver sur la plage

On the third day of Christmas, we had a winter feast on the beach of Magheramore, Co Wicklow. Outdoor Cooking,...

Festive splash on Christmas Day / Baignade de Noël

For the first time in our 6 years in Greystones, we got out of the house at Christmas for the...

#MagicAdventCalendar photo challenge / Défi photo de l’Avent

24 days, 24 surprises, 24 photos to reclaim the spirit of Christmas. T’is the season to get jolly, so will...

Salty adventures at the Pollock Holes / Deux aventures salées aux Pollock Holes

If the dolphin-watching trip was the highlight of the weekend on Loop Head for the acorns and my niece P,...

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Wild Atlantic adventures on Loop Head / Aventures atlantiques à Loop Head

Four Acorns, plus my 16 year old niece from France, packed their wetsuits, raingear and wellies to go wild about...

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Wild About Autumn at the Octagon

**This post won the Wild About Autumn Blogger Challenge created by AliKats Mountain Holidays and Going Wild authors Fiona Danks...

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Petite aventure d’automne à l’Octogone

C’était la veille des vacances d’automne et l’école des graines de chêne était fermée pour une journée de formation du...

Kelly’s Lough – a family hike with our name on it / Une rando famille à notre nom

Six Kellys firing the Kelly kettle by Kelly’s Lough – this hike in the Wicklow Mountains had our name written...

Happy out on Portsalon Beach / Heureux sur la plage de Portsalon

Outdoors is our happy place. Of that, there is little doubt. Today we went with Nana to the stunning blue...

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Equinox Sunrise Swim / Baignade à l’aube de l’équinoxe

After a magical full moon swim last June and our highest ever swim in the French Alps in August, today...

Why you must join the Global Climate Strike

Friday 20th September is the day of the Global Strike for Climate. With a special UN summit on climate change...

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Holidaying on the wild side in the French Alps

I had long wanted to take Brian and the acorns to the French Alps. To be precise, to the valley...