JackieOnassis

For the past 3 weeks my home town Galway has been a festival of fun because of The

Volvo Ocean Race. We have had sun, atmosphere, concerts and good old Irish Craic!

The highlight of the festival had to be the arrival of the boats into Galway docks in the middle of the night!

We have enjoyed lots of free concerts featuring some great Irish acts including The Coronas, The Stunning, The Saw doctors, Mundy and Sharon Shannon.

I went kayaking in Galway bay during the In Port Yacht Race and had an up close and personal look at one of the Irish navy ships. I also met some lovely folks from Longford on the bay out touring for the day. This was a great place to watch the race away from the huge crowds gathered along the shores of Galway Bay.

On top of the festival I also managed to escape to a variety of destinations.

I went playboating in Oranmore, Clifden and Limerick.

I went kayak surfing in Lahinch and Fanore. I had a nice flatwater session on Lough Corrib and the river Corrib heading out from my home in Menlo.

I even managed to sneak in a climbing session in the beautiful Burren. Life doesn’t get much better than this!