When the days close in and the rain never stops it’s time to turn to jobs that can be done from the comfort of your own home. Our stock of Sloe Gin seemed to be running very low and for the last few years the crop of sloes locally has been very poor. I thought…
DetailsWhen the business is closed for the winter we occasionally get nice dry sunny days at the weekend – (I know that’s a lot of planets lining up for the West of Ireland) and when this happens you must make the most of it! So on the 18th October the day promised to be sunny…
DetailsThe 2020 season finally came to an end on the 30th September. A bit of last minute fishing in Connemara before putting the rod away and taking the boats in. Of course any salmon caught in September must go back – two nice Connemara cock salmon safely returned. A difficult year for fishing and for…
DetailsTowards the end of September we headed to Mweelrea along with the newly weds! The summit of the mountain is large with spectacular views. We were lucky as during our lunch break three guided groups reached the summit. We counted 50 climbers in all – all out for exercise during the pandemic. Thankfully there is…
DetailsHaving postponed their wedding from March to September my nephew managed to get married in September before the second big lockdown. This was a great opportunity for a family get together all be it significantly reduced in size. that was one big advantage for a small family. A big highlight was having the same car…
DetailsWe did our best during the county wide lockdown trying to get exercise and enjoy the autumnal weather. But the least we expected was to meet Lisa (niece) and her husband Alan at the top of Diamond hill in Letterfrack – its a small world. This is a lovely hike and perfectly suitable for lockdown…
DetailsWithout doubt the prize for the most amazing trout caught in 2020 goes to Corrib newbies Alexander and Alexandra in September with this amazing specimen caught and released shortly after starting fishing. So the moral of the story is… you never know when you will be lucky – they were fishing Corrib for 40 minutes…
DetailsThis is our favourite view of Lough Corrib from Inchagoill. This is the best place in the world any day of the year. What’s nicer that the 5km trip to the island even in lockdown. There is a lovely walk around the island both to the north and south from the landing jetty. This view…
Details2020 was our shortest season ever in the B & B – we managed to have boats available for longer but the B & B was only open from the second week of July to the end of August – just about 8 weeks. As part of the severe conditions imposed on us to operate…
DetailsSo the new reality of running a B&B during Covid 19 has kicked off. We have made all the recommended changes to our operation while still retaining the homely feel of the place. I have a nice cert from Faite Ireland saying I have received training and am compliant with Covid 19 protocols. I hope…
DetailsWell it has been a very quiet period with only a few locally based people hiring boats from time to time. However, all the social distancing rules did not put off Oughterard based Karl Keating from proposing to a very surprised Fiona Walsh on a trip from Camillaun Lodge to Inchagoill island – they clearly…
DetailsBefore we leave May the summer has arrived in glorious fashion and it has coincided with the Bank holiday – well that’s probably a first. Whats more, instead of being flat out looking after our guests we have the entire house to ourselves and the lake to the locals. So I headed out at dawn…
DetailsWell for the past two days we have been battered by high South Westerly and Westerly winds. The garden has taken a battering and leaves that are only a few weeks old litter the ground. Christopher’s cat, a new resident, was puzzled to discover a strange ‘animal’ in the garden with hair, feathers and moss…
DetailsAs and from the 18th May 2020 we will be making a small number of boats available for hire for fishing and exercise on the lake. This is restricted to people who live in a 5 km radius of Camillaun Lodge -so in reality to locally based people and all the normal social distancing rules…
DetailsThe mayfly is up and finally the ‘Maybush or Whitethorn’ is in flower, but the lake is strangely quiet. Yes, most people are holding steadfast to the movement restrictions initially just 2km from home and for the past week 5km. You are allowed a short period of exercise and some people with close access to…
DetailsIn the early months of the year we were undergoing preparations for the forthcoming 2020 season. Painting in the house was planned and completed and a bit of a milestone birthday celebrated a year late in the beautiful French Alps. We were planning returning and concentrating on getting everything ‘shipshape’ for the new season.Shortly after…
DetailsSri Lanka Our holiday in Sri Lanka took us from the coast to the highlands and back again. We enjoyed some beautiful safaris and saw extraordinary wildlife. We hiked to Worlds End and then took on the famous Sri Pada or Adam’s Peak, a tough pilgrimage normally undertaken by lamplight at night. Up to 6,000…
DetailsExploring Sri Lanka Christmas 2019 saw us head East for one of the few occasions to reunite with travelling Christopher who was returning from 4 months travel and we met in the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo. This is a wonderful country boasting many legacies to the old colonial days when the influence of England…
DetailsWell as the winter comes we must bring home all the boats and tidy everything away for the next season. Its a busy time as the days shorten and the winter always seems long. Not this year, Oughterard’s Intermediate football team went on a winning spree that saw them put in some amazing performances and…
DetailsWell September and October saw the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Lucky Christopher headed off with a ‘College’ of Veterinary Surgeons (yes that’s the collective noun!) and they all did us proud shouting for Ireland. The Scotland match was a ‘battle royale’ with Ireland coming out on top but Japan was a banana-skin. The other…
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