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- Day 1
- Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24 PM
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 180 ft
United StatesCuernavaca37°22’16” N 122°3’19” W
Heading out
June 9, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Here's the Google My Map I made when planning. It shows most of the places we are going (and a few we are not):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gvsSNNSHJDueY…
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- Day 1
- Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 4:09 PM
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: 92 ft
- United StatesSan Francisco Airport station37°37’3” N 122°23’26” W
Pre-flight beer
June 9, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
And Rihanna! She's Irish, right?
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- Day 2
- Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 2:02 PM
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 59 ft
IrelandGrand Canal Dock railway station53°20’14” N 6°14’21” W
We"re in Maria's room
June 10, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
All the rooms in this hotel are named after famous Irish writers. We passed Wilde and Yeats and Joyce but we are in Edgeworth.
The bathroom is quite quaint.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 6:50 PM
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 79 ft
- IrelandTemple Bar53°20’32” N 6°15’50” W
First meal in Dublin
June 10, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We opted for the traditional Irish food: tapas. Very tasty. We did pair it with local beers.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 8:57 PM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 92 ft
- IrelandGrand Canal Dock railway station53°20’14” N 6°14’22” W
Finally tried Guinness
June 10, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
This may be heresy, but all I can say is "meh".
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 11, 2018 at 8:29 AM
- ⛅ 57 °F
- Altitude: 72 ft
- IrelandGrand Canal Dock railway station53°20’15” N 6°14’23” W
The "full Irish"
June 11, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
This is one of the things I have been most looking forward to on this trip. Even though we are pretty jet lagged we managed to make a fair dent.
Now we are off for our bike tour of Dublin.
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 11, 2018 at 11:33 AM
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: 62 ft
- IrelandThe Coombe53°20’25” N 6°16’13” W
St Patrick's Cathedral
June 11, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
This is where Jonathan Swift was dean and Handel wrote The Messiah. Or at least that's what our guide said.
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 11, 2018 at 2:38 PM
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 72 ft
- IrelandWestland Row Station53°21’0” N 6°15’3” W
When in Ireland . ..
June 11, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Why, yes, we ARE drinking our way through Dublin. What makes you ask?
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 11, 2018 at 2:48 PM
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 82 ft
- IrelandWestland Row Station53°21’0” N 6°15’4” W
OK, we are also eating our way through
June 11, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Note all the veggies. It's healthy!
Sarah McCabeRussell is holding the six pack thing they used to deliver condiments and utensils. We didn’t try the HP sauce. It just looked like brown.
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 11, 2018 at 10:22 PM
- ⛅ 57 °F
- Altitude: 59 ft
- IrelandTemple Bar food Market53°20’43” N 6°15’54” W
Another night, another tapas dinner
June 11, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We are planning on eating more traditional Irish food going forward, so we want to experience other options while we have the chance.
We biked across Dublin using the city share bikes. We areRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 10:24 AM
- ⛅ 57 °F
- Altitude: 72 ft
- IrelandGrand Canal Dock railway station53°20’15” N 6°14’23” W
Not quite full Irish
June 12, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
R was up and off early to work. I slept in and am having a groggy, late, (slightly) lighter, solo breakfast.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 2:52 PM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- IrelandMountjoy53°20’49” N 6°14’46” W
Sightseeing along the river Liffey
June 12, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Off to visit an exhibit on the potato famine. Should be a barrel of fun!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 4:21 PM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 85 ft
- IrelandSt. Stephen's Green53°20’24” N 6°15’44” W
Quite a contrast
June 12, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Exhibit about starving, disease ridden peasants on the top floor of a fancy shopping center.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 8:56 PM
- ⛅ 57 °F
- Altitude: 59 ft
- IrelandGrand Canal Dock railway station53°20’14” N 6°14’21” W
(St.) Stephen('s Green) is for the birds
June 12, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Lots and lots of birds.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 11:11 AM
- 🌧 59 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- IrelandJeanie Johnston Tall Ship53°20’52” N 6°14’45” W
Made it just in time
June 13, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Had my first solid night sleep. Nonetheless still groggy. Tried the traditional Irish oatmeal breakfast. Pretty much like you would expect.
Then I grabbed a bike and zoomed down to the river to tourRead more
What a fantastic adventure! Is it possible to have too much fun? Sounds like you are close.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 11:48 AM
- 🌧 59 °F
- Altitude: 26 ft
- IrelandCustom House Quays53°20’53” N 6°14’60” W
Famine memorial
June 13, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Looking at this stuff makes me so glad my ancestors made it out.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 12:22 PM
- 🌧 61 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- IrelandHa'penny Bridge53°20’48” N 6°15’48” W
A Light(?) Lunch
June 13, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
I hope I'm hungry for dinner.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 1:10 PM
- 🌧 61 °F
- Altitude: 62 ft
- IrelandHa'penny Bridge53°20’49” N 6°15’48” W
Seems like home!
June 13, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 2:26 PM
- 🌧 61 °F
- Altitude: 62 ft
- IrelandDublin Heuston railway station53°20’44” N 6°17’37” W
EV charging station
June 13, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
First one I have seen
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 4:47 PM
- 🌧 63 °F
- Altitude: 56 ft
- IrelandJames Basin53°20’15” N 6°16’38” W
Irish whiskey is making a revival
June 13, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 63 °F
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 7:44 PM
- 🌧 57 °F
- Altitude: 108 ft
- IrelandJames Basin53°19’56” N 6°16’30” W
No more tapas
June 13, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
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- Day 6
- Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 9:25 AM
- 🌬 57 °F
- Altitude: 59 ft
- IrelandGrand Canal Dock railway station53°20’14” N 6°14’21” W
Last breakfast in this hotel
June 14, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 57 °F
Tomorrow morning we hit the road with no breakfast
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- Day 6
- Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 11:29 AM
- 🌬 61 °F
- Altitude: 49 ft
- IrelandGrand Canal Dock railway station53°20’23” N 6°14’17” W
Very windy today
June 14, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 61 °F
A windstorm came in last night and this was the sight that greeted me when I left the hotel this morning
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- Day 6
- Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 11:55 AM
- 🌬 61 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- IrelandHowth Harbour53°23’23” N 6°4’43” W
On the way to Howth
June 14, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 61 °F
Going to visit a quaint fishing village that is situated on a promontory point while we are experiencing a windstorm may not be my brightest idea. We shall see.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 2:40 PM
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- IrelandBalscadden Bay53°23’13” N 6°3’59” W
