The sun sets over Stansted
Camping at Silver Strand, Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland - 7th August 2014
Isobel and The Boys have driven the camper van via Holyhead to Dublin earlier in the week, whilst Nosher, having no holiday left to speak of, flies out later and meets up at Da Gorls' house near Dublin on Wednesday night. On Thursday, we rendezvous with Philly and drive in convoy down the coast through Greystones and on to the first campsite we come across, which happens to be Silver Strand, just about a mile beyond Wicklow. The campsite, despite having a toilet block that dates from the 1970s, is in a great spot on the cliffs with its own sandy cove and beach, complete with a cave. The geology is particularly interesting, comprising metamorphosed shale which in places is still loose and breakable and in others has been partly melted and has intrusions of quartz running through it. Most of the exposed rock seems to shine with a silvery mica-like coating.
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Stansted long-stay carpark from the air
Evening sky, and an isolated cumulo cloud
The cloud deck is far below
There's a line of sun on distant clouds
Noddy drinks a pint of Adnams in The Three Tuns
Isobel chats to Haryanna
An Ironman action figure with added Loom Band
Harry likes to watch telly from 20cm away
Harry looks around
Harry shows something to the mirror
Fred shows off some more 'making'
The Van and Philly's car, at Silver Strand
Harry helps to fetch some water
Philly helps Harry become Spiderman
Fred and his hat
Harry does some sort of Zoolander 'look'
We head to the beach through the campsite
Fred wanders down to the beach
The gang on the beach
Harry - Baby Gabey - messes around in the sand
Someone has built an impressive sand castle
Philly and Isobel get their feet wet
Harry stands around near the cave
Harry stands in a hole in the ground
Walking back to the campsite
Static caravans and TV aerials
Harry roams around with his arms in the air
Time to fly a kite
The neighbour does some kite flying
Campsite HQ in the rain
We head up to the site clubhouse
Hiding from the rain in the library/games room
A representation of teenagers' eating habits
Harry gets bounced on the 'giants' see-saw
Overlooking Silver Strand
A book-reading session in the games room
It's a bit dark over the static caravans
Through a rainy window
Raindrops on the awning canvas
Fred looks a bit fed up
A Wicklow street
Wicklow Gaol
Rusty iron railings
Tá sé's bar in Wicklow
Philly looks in a shop window
Isobel and Fred walk past an empty shop
On Wicklow high street
Fred tells Fern off for something
A derelict shop
A derelict shop and house on Bridge Street
Harry, Fern and Fred at the bar
Fred, Fern and Harry
Funky lightbulb
Harry eats lunch with his shirt off
Two lads ride by, like a scene from Young Offenders
The Bridge Tavern on South Quay
More closed-down shops
A cool old car drives through town
Fred looks longingly at sweets
A side street
Fred 'hides' behind a thin tree
Inside Wicklow jail
A model prisoner sleeps
A view of the jail
Fred turns the page
Cell number 32
Fred in school like it's the 1800s
Fred's on the stairs
The fate of Justin Bieber
Hanging around
Fred gives the prisoner a hug
Real graffiti, bound for the colonies
Fern and Fred look at a painting
Under Philly's car, a river runs
Later on, the weather has improved somewhat
Fred does another Loom band
Fred runs around
Fred pokes about in the sand
The shale has a shiny silvery coating
Fred digs a trench to the sea
Nosher's feet in the sea
Rain-splattered sand smoothed by the sea
Fred draws some sort of ladder in the sand
A passer-by takes a photo of Fred and Nosher
Fred in the cave
A Housemartin comes back to its nest
Flat-leaved moss in the cave
Daisies in the cliff
Fred holds up some cool 'camouflaged' seaweed
A discarded toy in the cliff
Harry, Fred and Isobel inspect the cave
Philly, Fern, Isobel and Harry come down later
A Sea Star is found on the beach
Isobel carries Harry back up from the beach
Harry gets a piggyback
A campsite cat comes over to visit
The next day, Fred gets buried in the sand
Fred the Head, in the sand
Philly builds some sandcastles
A very out-of-season shop in Wicklow
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The sun sets over Stansted
The sun sets over Stansted
Stansted long-stay carpark from the air
Evening sky, and an isolated cumulo cloud
The cloud deck is far below
There's a line of sun on distant clouds
Noddy drinks a pint of Adnams in The Three Tuns
Isobel chats to Haryanna
An Ironman action figure with added Loom Band
Harry likes to watch telly from 20cm away
Harry looks around
Harry shows something to the mirror
Fred shows off some more 'making'
The Van and Philly's car, at Silver Strand
Harry helps to fetch some water
Philly helps Harry become Spiderman
Fred and his hat
Harry does some sort of Zoolander 'look'
We head to the beach through the campsite
Fred wanders down to the beach
The gang on the beach
Harry - Baby Gabey - messes around in the sand
Someone has built an impressive sand castle
Philly and Isobel get their feet wet
Harry stands around near the cave
Harry stands in a hole in the ground
Walking back to the campsite
Static caravans and TV aerials
Harry roams around with his arms in the air
Time to fly a kite
The neighbour does some kite flying
Campsite HQ in the rain
We head up to the site clubhouse
Hiding from the rain in the library/games room
A representation of teenagers' eating habits
Harry gets bounced on the 'giants' see-saw
Overlooking Silver Strand
A book-reading session in the games room
It's a bit dark over the static caravans
Through a rainy window
Raindrops on the awning canvas
Fred looks a bit fed up
A Wicklow street
Wicklow Gaol
Rusty iron railings
Tá sé's bar in Wicklow
Philly looks in a shop window
Isobel and Fred walk past an empty shop
On Wicklow high street
Fred tells Fern off for something
A derelict shop
A derelict shop and house on Bridge Street
Harry, Fern and Fred at the bar
Fred, Fern and Harry
Funky lightbulb
Harry eats lunch with his shirt off
Two lads ride by, like a scene from Young Offenders
The Bridge Tavern on South Quay
More closed-down shops
A cool old car drives through town
Fred looks longingly at sweets
A side street
Fred 'hides' behind a thin tree
Inside Wicklow jail
A model prisoner sleeps
A view of the jail
Fred turns the page
Cell number 32
Fred in school like it's the 1800s
Fred's on the stairs
The fate of Justin Bieber
Hanging around
Fred gives the prisoner a hug
Real graffiti, bound for the colonies
Fern and Fred look at a painting
Under Philly's car, a river runs
Later on, the weather has improved somewhat
Fred does another Loom band
Fred runs around
Fred pokes about in the sand
The shale has a shiny silvery coating
Fred digs a trench to the sea
Nosher's feet in the sea
Rain-splattered sand smoothed by the sea
Fred draws some sort of ladder in the sand
A passer-by takes a photo of Fred and Nosher
Fred in the cave
A Housemartin comes back to its nest
Flat-leaved moss in the cave
Daisies in the cliff
Fred holds up some cool 'camouflaged' seaweed
A discarded toy in the cliff
Harry, Fred and Isobel inspect the cave
Philly, Fern, Isobel and Harry come down later
A Sea Star is found on the beach
Isobel carries Harry back up from the beach
Harry gets a piggyback
A campsite cat comes over to visit
The next day, Fred gets buried in the sand
Fred the Head, in the sand
Philly builds some sandcastles
A very out-of-season shop in Wicklow