A blast from the past

The Horse

@TheHorse (207500)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv That sucks.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29360)

• Eugene, Oregon

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv That's too bad.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

It is great that we did it when we did. Once Ireland joined the EU, they stopped offering narrow boat holidays as there were too many rules and regulations to adhere to.

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April

@thislittlepennyearns (58420)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

26 Feb 23

I love this picture!

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

Thanks. I don't know what the bag is on the top of the boat.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

@thislittlepennyearns It could well be. I might need to smuggle a jar into Ireland! I'm glad you mentioned it.

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April

@thislittlepennyearns (58420)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv Vegemite!

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (86976)

• United States

25 Feb 23

Oh Judy you know I love this photo!! I cant wait til you go!! Ill be ther with you

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (86976)

• United States

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv Yes I dont like the EU..in fact I do not like the fact that the British are in any way ruling Ireland at all...but that is another topic

I am a rebel all the way call me the frighting Irish

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

Once Ireland joined the EU, there were too many rules and regulations to be adhered to and they stopped the canal boats so we were very lucky to have gone on one when we did.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (49274)

• United States

26 Feb 23

I do like your hats.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

They were great hats. Vince was pretty sad when his sank.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99421)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Feb 23

Love the picture, You look like you're about to laugh at a joke.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (207500)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 23

@RubyHawk An American walks into a bar with a frog on his head...

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

That could have been it. We did have a lovely time over the three days we were on it.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99421)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv It would be interesting if you could remember what it was.

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Tanmoy Moulik

@tom_view (6421)

• Kolkata, India

26 Feb 23

that's great picture

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 23

Thanks. I'm glad you like it. We took a great many photos on that trip.

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Tanmoy Moulik

@tom_view (6421)

• Kolkata, India

27 Feb 23

@JudyEv that's fab

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (71678)

• United States

26 Feb 23

How cute the two of you having matching hats! The River you were on and I have the same name

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (71678)

• United States

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv I do but I’m not sure where I came from or how far back. I know my great grandparents on my moms fathers side came over from Germany. Maybe one of them was from Ireland originally I’ll have to ask my mother. I believe my grandmother had Native American heritage.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

How 'bout that? Do you have Irish in your background? Shannon is a lovely name.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 23

@shaggin My great grandparents came from Prussia which is now part of Germany.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111427)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Feb 23

I like that shot of the 2 of you. To me it looks like you're trying not to start laughing.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

Maybe that was it. We did laugh a lot over the time.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (48647)

• Canada

25 Feb 23

That is a comical little look on your faces, I wonder what the conversation was. It makes you wonder.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

I can't imagine what we were thinking.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

25 Feb 23

In some of my pictures when I was younger, I was trying not to smile and my expression in them looks similar to yours... You and Vince look good.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv You're welcome...

Don't think too hard about it or you might remember.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

Thanks. Yes, I can't imagine what I was thinking!

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rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

26 Feb 23

what a lovely picture! good to know you will be spending time with your son

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rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv that is good. when do you plan to go there?

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

@rakski We fly out on March 30 for a month.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

We haven't seen him since before covid so we're looking forward to it.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (118807)

• Gainesville, Florida

26 Feb 23

Love the hats. It looks like you had a fun adventure, but sorry to hear Vince lost his hat. At least your son didn’t lose his double bass!

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (118807)

• Gainesville, Florida

1 Mar 23

@JudyEv I’m sure you enjoyed those few drinks while waiting for the music to start playing.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Mar 23

@moffittjc We did indeed.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 23

We would pull up near a village, go to the pub and ask if they had music. If they did, we'd go back later, Damian would talk to the musicians and invariably be invited to go get his bass and join them. The trouble is, the sessions never seemed to start till about 10pm by which time we'd had a few drinks - or even more than a few. It's a wonder we didn't fall in the canal ourselves.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38222)

• Philippines

26 Feb 23

I’m so excited for you! How long is the flight from there?

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 23

Do you know I'm not really sure but around 24 hours I think. We have time to change planes in Dubai then we go straight to Dublin.

The Fly One

@aureliah (24321)

• Kenya

26 Feb 23

that is a beautiful photo. Looks much like Africa

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Mar 23

@aureliah Okay, thanks.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 23

That surprises me a bit. Do you mean the water, the flatness perhaps?

The Fly One

@aureliah (24321)

• Kenya

1 Mar 23

@JudyEv The bushes

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Always smiling

@allknowing (130292)

• India

26 Feb 23

25 years ago - a great memory. I love hats and have a small collection. I bough one when I was in Australia too. Sad Vince lost his.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (130292)

• India

27 Feb 23

@JudyEv I wear a hat just to keep my hair in place.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 23

I have four or five hats too. I think hats suit me and they keep my long hair out of my face.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

26 Feb 23

I love your hats and this is a beautiful photo. It would be great to remember why you had that funny expression.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

27 Feb 23

@JudyEv It happens to see weird photos and you cannot remember why you had such expression.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 23

I can't imagine why I would be looking like this! lol

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (96423)

• Marion, Ohio

26 Feb 23

I love that picture. Even your funny expression

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (96423)

• Marion, Ohio

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv Maybe you will remember

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

Thanks. I wonder what I was thinking!

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (40635)

• United States

26 Feb 23

That's a cute photo. I'm so happy and I know you, Vince and your kids will have such a great visit together!

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (40635)

• United States

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv Even with little bumps in the road, I'm sure you'll all enjoy being together.

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@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

I have a sort of policy not to get too excited about things so I won't be disappointed (long story) but I must admit I'm looking forward to seeing them.

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