Barmaddy March 2009

The "expedition" arrived at Barmaddy around 2pm and the first job in hand was to "get the fire going" the first of Seumas' many and varied instructions (commands). Barmaddy farmhouse is set in a fairway off the main road, overlooking extensive woods and hills, a beautiful sight, and from a distance the house is in itself quite a commanding scene.

Accommodation, though basic, is comfortable and as with anything else, it is what you make of it. lots of work has already been done on the house but there is still much to do, with the enthusiasm of the Galgael crew this will certainly be achieved.

Work at times was hard, always enjoyable and in the evenings a healthy meal was had along with some long and often hilarious chinwag. For some odd reason Yanos, our hungarian friend tended to fall asleep.

Anyway, the few days spent at Barmaddy will always be memorable and given the chance I'd be off like a shot again and if anyone at GalGael gets the opportunity to go, take it with both hands.

Chris Doyle, GalGael "Navigate Life" participant.