Family Sunday Out: Clondra & Fireworks

Sunday is our day for relaxing and back when we were younger it was my Dad's only day off so we would take off in the car for the day and go where the road brings us.






This Sunday we decided to head to Clondra Canal Festival in Co. Longford. The beautiful June weather was warm and sunny and a perfect day for exploring.


And of course we brought Bobby.














We walked for ages along the Canal and across locks in the peaceful outdoors. The town was a busy place to be with the festival on. There was horse trap rides, cookery demonstrations and boat trips.
After Bobby and most defiantly we, were wrecked out from walking we headed home but not before stopping at the old mill in town for some artsy pictures.

Later that night, 11 pm to be exact, a huge fireworks display was taking place as part of Carrick Carnival. Me and my Dad went in to it and spent more time finding a car park and walking to the Quay then watching the fireworks. I have never seen such a crowd of people in town especially at 11.30 pm on a Sunday. After a short performance from O'Neills school of Irish Dancing a magical array of fireworks was set off in tune with upbeat music from the Hijackers. Hundreds of people lined the Quay and the bridge all stunned into quietness, heads up at the lit up sky. It was a beautiful display and the Carnival only being on its second day this year is surly to only get better.