Christmas Eve

It's Christmas !
Yes, it's here again and Jill has gone down to the beach for a swim - along with some other foolhardy souls. But don't think that our sailing news is over until the spring - just suspended for a brief spell.

Being ashore isn't too bad this time of year either - we can see all our friends that we have missed for a while and listen to Dingle's great musicians.  Here is Eoin Diugnan, one of Ireland's finest pipers,  on Christmas Eve.

Eoin and yours truly sharing a joke in the O'Sullivan's Bar Courthouse Bar, Dingle, Co. Kerry.  In October, Eoin gave me fantastic help when we went to Majorca for a spell of sunshine and swimming.

Con Durham, Tommy O'Sullivan, Cormac Ó Beaglaoich and Danielle in the Courthouse Bar giving it welly !

And an unusual photo of Jill !

After this bar it was time to go to Bric's Pub near home to sing a few carols and and see many friends from "back West" to catch up on news and wish them all "Happy Christmas". Here we have Breeg Granville and Decy Comerford.

Decy is an incredible help to me in nearly every bar we go in !  He get's the drinks in, gets me onto my stool and, occasionally, will even lend us some money if necessary.  Good on ya Decy !

 Here are a couple of photo's from Jill's Christmas Day Swim at Béal Bán in  Ard na Caithne/Smerwick Harbour. In the second one she's with Breanndán  Ó Beaglaoigh, completely bald head and all. ( Actually, it looks quite good, I say)  Anyway, he'll have a new series of programs on the TV next year.

Which is almost on us.