Day 26 - Grand Final Day

 Day 26 - Grand Final Day

MCG Grand Final 2024

The day started early for me - 5.20 am to be precise - when alarm went off to alert me to the start of the big match. I watched it for three quarters, then turned it off and went back to sleep. I was glad for Chris Fagan that they won, but I didn't really have a vested interest!

I was going to have my breakfast at half time, but it was then I realised I had run out of bread! So I had my Weet-a-bix and that was all... And the reason I tell you this, is because when I eventually got up, I decided to go down to the Atlantic and try out their Irish breakfast!

Mini version of an Irish Breakfast

Hidden under the toast was more soda bread! And this was the mini version of an Irish breakfast!!

At least I can say I tried it!! (BTW I took my own Vegemite!!)

I also did my usual walk along the beach... I always love this view of the ocean..

Lahinch Beach this morning

So my plan today was to do not much!!! After my early start, I was just going to go gently.

I also wanted to finish off adding all yesterday's information into my Ancestry site, while it was all still fresh in my brain.

Lynch strand of Curtin family tree

Madeleine was a fantastic source of information yesterday and enabled me to add  extra information and images of the Lynch branch of the Curtin family tree. This strand comes from the family of Michael Curtin who was my great grandfather's brother.

That took quite a while, but it's a good job done. 

When I had my breakfast I rescued the soda bread and brought it home, and had that for lunch with a tin of soup. My eating has been  all about face today. In fact I'm staying home tonight too and having some pasta -after all it is Saturday night, and those who know me, know that I always have pasta on Saturday night!!!

When I eventually went to the shop to buy some bread, they had some take away meals, and the one I bought is chicken and bacon with pasta, so that should do me tonight. 

Hopefully I will go to Mass tonight, so I can sleep in tomorrow. No more alarms until Wednesday, when I have to pack up and drive to Dublin :( 

I also rang my cousin Brian in Melbourne today, as he had attended that funeral for Val Butler and I wanted to touch base with him and see how it went. We chatted about many things, but one thing we zeroed in on was the West Clare Railway. Brian is a well known railway fanatic and has maps of railways all over the world. And he was very interested in hearing about that railway.

I think I might have mentioned it in my blog last year, but if anyone is interested you can find some information about it here.....

History of the West Clare Railway

There's also a humorous song about the West Clare Railway. 

There's plenty more out there if you're interested. That is just a taster!

There's a lovely bookshop down the street so I went down there after that phone call to see if they had any books on the West Clare Railway, which they did. So I bought it and will take it home for Brian...

WCR Book

WCR Book info

After all that it was time for my coffee.... as I said all my meals and drinks were out of kilter today! That's what happens when you get up at 5.30 am!!!

I was too late for Val's, so I went to Joe's!

And of course I walked home along the beach. I will miss that beach so much when I return to Perth.

Lahinch Beach this afternoon

Lahinch Beach this afternoon - beautiful light

There's something about the beach at full tide that is fulfilling! I always feel a bit deprived when I see the tide is out.... I love  it when the waves are crashing in.... although that hasn't really happened too much during this visit.

So that's my Grand Final day - nothing big, but lots of little things happening. That's just what I needed today !