A short break, away from home, our first since 2019!
A few days on the Ards Peninsula is good for the soul. Places visited: Portaferry, Donaghadee, Ballywalter, Castle Ward and Strangford.
Ashley
A Weekend Away
A short break, away from home, our first since 2019!
A few days on the Ards Peninsula is good for the soul. Places visited: Portaferry, Donaghadee, Ballywalter, Castle Ward and Strangford.
Ashley
A Different View 
Good idea, Ashley, it is scienteficaly proven that holiday is good for your wellbeing and for your soul!
Joanna
PS. Thank you for the wonderful photos!
Joanna
Dear Joanna, it was a lovely little break and only an hour and a half’s drive from home. It’s what we needed! 🌹💌🙋♂️
Glad you had a good trip and got away for a few days!
Thank you, Katelon, we loved our time there! 🌹🙋♂️
Lovely photos!
Very scenic
Thank you, Sheree, we’ll return there soon! 🌹🙋♂️
How wonderful, my friend! From the beautiful photos, I’m guessing you had a great time! 👌🌷👌
Dear Marina, we had a lovely time there although it began in rain! I didn’t post those photos 😉 but the showers soon cleared. Thank you for dropping by 🌹🙋♂️
Great to hear! Rain is nice too! 😉👌🌷
Love your photos, especially the one with, what looks like an ancient church, with a muddy field in the foreground. A much needed vacation; sounds like fun!!
Great to hear from you, Edo! It was a lovely break! Check this link as the area around Castle Ward was used in the filming of HBO’s Game of Thrones!
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-ward/features/game-of-thrones-at-castle-ward
Also, I think, on the BBC series The Bloodlands with James Nesbitt.
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Thanks for the link, Ashleaf! I love Game of Thrones! Stay well, hokku brother.
Breaks are always needed and refreshing 🙂 dear Ashley, lovely to see.
Dear Narayan, yes, always refreshing but nothing compared to your journeys, which I love. 🙏🙋♂️
Dear Ashley,
That is good news 🙂 I second Gaby, an outing is healthy for mind and body – and what a pittoresque area ❤
Thank you, Marina, and it’s not that far from home, so we’ll return! Always lovely to hear from you 🌹🙋♂️
Thank you very much, Ashley, and likewise 🌹🌞🙋♀️
Beautiful photos, Ashley. The place you visited looks wonderfully serene. Thanks for sharing with us. 🙂
Dear Lesley, it is lovely to hear from you. We had a great time if a little busy; we packed a lot in for 2 days! 🌹🙋♂️
Looks like a great trip! And some great photos!
Hi Mark, good to hear from you. What’s that expression? A change is as good as a rest? It has certainly refreshed us! 😊🙋♂️
That looks so lovely for a little retreat and relaxation! You deserve it!
Dear Ute, we thoroughly enjoyed our time away; some lovely gardens too although the colour is already leaving the flowers! Lovely to hear from you! 🌹🙋♂️
What a lovely place to get away to, Ashley. And your pictures capture it beautifully.
Many thanks, Sue, the weekend started with rain but it soon cleared. We had a lovely time. Thank you for dropping by! 🌹🙋♂️
Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos; what wonderful places to explore and fill one’s memories with. The weather is still lovely enough to enjoy these places too. I hope you and your wife are well 🙋♀️🌷🦋
Hi, Morag, we are both well and, yes, it was a lovely break! Great to hear from you. 🌹🙋♂️
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Ashley, I love all the green and puffy clouds! As well as the ocean. How nice for you both to get away, and it was long overdue! 🌞
Thank you, Lisa, it was wonderful! Blessings 🌹🙋♂️
Thanks for the follow 🙂
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