During our staycation in Carlow last month, the Shan clan went on a day trip to Courtown in Wexford, primarily to visit a beach. It was a warmer day than the clouds in some of the photos suggest -- in fact it was so warm when the clouds parted that I wrapped myself under a towel at one point to protect myself from the sun! Well, I AM a half-vampire after all, so I can't be too careful... :-)

The beach was very nice, though for me it didn't compare with our local beach in Ballybunion in Kerry, which remains one of the loveliest beaches I've ever visited, even if the water is normally far too cold for me to actually swim in!! :-)

Tomorrow (Monday 14th) is your final day to enter the September Shanville Monthly competition. There are some extremely rare, signed, complete sets of the Cirque Du Freak manga up for grabs, from countries that will feel very exotic to the vast majority of us. To find out more and cast your entry, click here: https://www.darrenshan.com/news/shanville-monthly