Flying High!!

We’ve never had such an amazing Easter break and midterm – weather, camping and caravanning and fun-wise! I’m writing this on the 4th of May and the sun is still shining. The Sunny South East was the most beautiful place to camp over the last 2 weeks. Our blue flag beach was full of happy campers for the whole holiday.

Thankfully, our new office in the wooden house was a huge success and worked out well so we were able to book everyone in from there and give out local information on new walks in the area and tourism hot-spots. Wexford is full of brilliant tourist attractions, and now that the flowers are blooming, places like The John F Kennedy Arboretum and Curracloe Forest are fantastic destinations!

I’ve never been to an Easter Egg hunt before, let alone organised one, so when I spent 4 hours wrapping chocolate eggs in little bags with pink ribbons on Easter Saturday, I really thought I was ready for the big event the next day. Of course, I didn’t consider that there was a possibility that over 150 kids would turn up and join the Egg Hunt!! Not to be outdone we improvised and everyone got a bit of what the Easter Bunny left!
We had the coolest Easter egg tree that we set up beside our off-peak Reception from which we hung a whole load of smarties eggs and we had our little chick on the top. There was such a brilliant atmosphere around the park all day and quite a few chocolate faces too!! Thanks to all our little ( and big ) Easter egg hunters that took part and of course to all my helpers on the day.

A little later on in the day on Easter Sunday I got a call that I had been eagerly awaiting. It was to get up in the air and shoot Morriscastle Strand aerial style! I’m not the best flyer these days as many of my friends will know, so I was a little nervous, but once I got up there it was the most peaceful and relaxing experience. Being on site in Morriscastle pretty much all the time when the season starts ( March to Oct ) I wouldn’t spend all that much time away. So it was really special to get up there in the air and see the beauty of the countryside that surrounds us. The coastline is absolutely fantastic from the air, as you can see in the shot. We all know its the longest beach in Europe, but it really brings it home as to how amazing that is when you can see it for yourself. I was even allowed to take the controls and fly the plane for about 10 minutes on the way back! What an experience! Thanks to Rachael and her Dad for getting me up there and for the fantastic opportunity to get the images of Morriscastle in this our 44th year.

The May weekend was quite busy too and rounded off the midterm nicely, so thank you to everyone who camped and toured over the past two weeks, we’re looking forward to welcoming you all back again this summer! Don’t forget, if you’re thinking of coming to camp, caravan or stay in your camper on Morriscastle over the June Bank Holiday Weekend, please call to reserve ( main reception number isn’t open until June, so call me on 087 7737637 or 053 91 30212 ).

Happy Camping!

Niamh