Sunday, July 02, 2023

Portrush Again

There was a stiff sea breeze in Portrush yesterday and it was lovely. Blew away the cobwebs, and blew away my boredom. Or it could have been Curry's (formerly Barry's) that elevated my mood. The general air of excitement in the air was catching. Personally, I had no intention of participating in any of the rides on offer - don't fancy being all shaken up at this stage of my life. Still, I did enjoy watching Martha, Evie and Hannah thrill-seeking and having fun.



Not that Bert and I spent our entire time watching other people go on rides - we had coffee, wandered around, people-watched, went to the pub for half an hour then wandered around some more. Then back to Curry's to take some pictures just to prove that we were there.




And what of our dogs? They were going to be home alone and this had been a little worrying. Bert had put out a few feelers for someone to call in on them and Locky was the one who stepped up, went beyond the call of duty, and walked the extra mile. He called out at 2pm and stayed until we got home just after five. When we got back all dogs plus Locky and Phoenix were pretty chilled. That was nice.

It was a great outing, enjoyed by us all. I wonder how many more there will be. Martha reckons we'll still be taking them for a fun day out in Curry's when she's twenty. I'm not sure about that. She might have something else she wants to be at when she's not a teenager any more. Who knows?



Martha's first visit to Barry's. Not many tokens were needed in those days.

2015 - the first big fun day out.


2016 - the year Ben came


Tamer rides back then



2018





2022 - Riding the carousel for old times sake

2 comments:

Lise said...

Bonjour

J'aime beaucoup vous lire. Mes blogs préférés sont ceux, comme le vôtre, qui valorisent la vie quotidienne, les petits événements de la vraie vie. Merci pour cela.

Nelly said...

Merci. J'apprécie votre commentaire.