The tractor ahead of us was moving at a pace to make city dwellers twitch, yet on the winding road from Cork, the speed felt just right. The driver exchanged waves with everyone he passed. It was a ritual of connection that signalled to me that we’d entered a different rhythm of life.
The acceleration of technology has meddled with the healthy development of mine and many other children’s neural pathways, and I’m a firm believer that time spent in nature is one of the most effective antidotes. It was with this belief that I booked an adventure for myself and my daughter, to coincide with her finishing secondary school and entering into a new rhythm of life.
