We decided to check out more of the local area when the sun came out the other day. We drove over to the far end of the Flaggy Shore because the little kids would never make it 8 km on foot, then we walked from the furthest spot. The view was beautiful.
Bayfield House is at the other end of this drive, at the beginning of Flaggy Shore.
This is one of the dairy cows in the field behind Linnalla’s ice cream shop. She was very friendly! Along one side of the field is a walkway that leads from Flaggy Shore drive up to the shop, so people can get an ice cream half-way around that 8 km walk. It has to be the most remote ice cream shop in the world! This time of year it is only open on weekends.
We had visited the Hazel Mountain Chocolate Factory while Bob and the kids were here last week, but I forgot to take a picture! They roast their own cocoa beans from various parts of the world and make their own chocolate. We got to see them making dark chocolate sheep and chicks in preparation for Easter. And of course we tried some samples! This week we returned to try their cafe, which makes all gluten free and organic cakes and pastries, as well as hot cocoa with their own chocolate.
Nora and Bobby loved the tiny chairs! Nora called this her date with Bobby, a brother-sister date.
Yummy!
In other news, we are a few steps closer to being done with our school year. Nora has finished her Handwriting book, and Kelly has completed her Phonics book, which means she never has to do Phonics again, since there is no Phonics in 5th grade!
We are happily using our completed workbook pages to feed the fire in the wood burning stove. It’s very cathartic 🙂
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On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 5:42 AM Brogans Across the Pond wrote:
> broganfamily8069 posted: ” We decided to check out more of the local area > when the sun came out the other day. We drove over to the far end of the > Flaggy Shore because the little kids would never make it 8 km on foot, then > we walked from the furthest spot. The view was beaut” >
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Hello Brogans! I’m so glad everyone had a safe trip there and back. I’m sure you all loved being together! The vulture from your earlier post was downright creepy looking. I think I am much more of a friendly cow type person! 🙂 The chocolate shop photos (that decadent CAKE) made my mouth water – especially since I gave up chocolate for Lent!
Your photos of Bobby the Warm-Blooded are a great indicator of the weather conditions. If he’s wearing boots, a heavy coat AND a hood I can tell that it must be pretty chilly! Just like Point Pleasant Beach today: it is pouring rain and blowing sideways. Karma is therefore moping, because I am not heading out into that mess to walk her.
Three cheers for Kelly and the fiery end of the phonics book – hip, hip, hooray!
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Thanks, Suzanne! The weather had been much colder here than it was in Dingle, very windy all the time! The last few days have been nicer, though. Spring it trying hard to break through. Yesterday, we walked to a local fish place for dinner and Bobby was in shorts and a t-shirt! It was not warm enough for that, but it makes him happy. It has also been so rainy! There are many places where the fields and roads are flooded. I don’t know if that happens every spring, or if it is unusual. Poor Karma, maybe the weather will be better tomorrow and you can walk twice as far 🙂
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What could top off a good stretch of the legs with panoramic views, an ice cream stop, a. Conversation with a friendly cow, more than burning up a completed workbook of Phonics? Fahn I’d , amirite? Haha enjoy the traveling Aunties!
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LOL! They should be landing any minute!!!
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