Adventures in packing
24 Julai 2016, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We're almost ready to leave. I'm carrying stuff for mom and stepdad, so I had to borrow their larger suitcase to fit it all in. Bless whomever first thought to add wheels to luggage.
Best Goodbyes
28 Julai 2016, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Daryl, Danielle and Destany came to say goodbye before we leave. These (occasionally silly) faces are pretty hard to say goodbye to.
1 down
29 Julai 2016, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Hello, Portland! First flight done, now on to the second. In case you didn't know, 5:00am flights are way too early!!
2 Down
29 Julai 2016, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Hello, San Francisco! Second flight done. Mom and I are enjoying bagels for breakfast before we pace the terminal waiting for our 2pm flight. Had fun starting my Irish/Welsh socks (one foot for eachBaca lagi
3 Down
30 Julai 2016, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Arrived in Amsterdam 40 minutes late and ran (or as close to running as mom, Kathy and I do) and barely made the flight. We are all tired but I am starting to get re-energized for our arrival inBaca lagi
4 And We're Here!
30 Julai 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We made it to Dublin! Our luggage did not!
Apparently our flight from Amsterdam didn't quite get all the luggage aboard, as we were in the lost luggage line with about 30 others. Ugh. The airlineBaca lagi
Dublin
31 Julai 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today has been good, despite still missing luggage. We toured the book of Kells, which included the long library. Uncle Dennis, upon seeing the library, exclaimed, "I think this is what heaven looksBaca lagi
It's all about history
1 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Today we went on a tour of Irish history sites. We started at fourknocks, a passage chamber tomb built 500 years before the pyramids in Egypt. We got to go into the tomb, which was very cool. EvenBaca lagi
Tralee
2 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I started the day today by shopping for enough clothes to get me through the next couple of weeks (hopefully, anyhow). Thank goodness I walked first into Pennys, which seems to be the Irish version ofBaca lagi
The perils of wind
3 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
How can I tell how windy and rainy it is today? By the size of my hair, of course.
Killarney national park
3 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Today, after running errands, including leaving all our clothes to be washed at the laundrette, Mom, Jerry and I drove out to Killarney National Park. It was really busy for a Wednesday but we stillBaca lagi
Dingle Day 1
4 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Well, we survived the first day of the Dingle way. It was a long, hard, muddy, rocky day. More later when my feet aren't screaming at me.
Day 2
5 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Thank all that is good, but today was a much, much easier walk. Most of it was on either gravel roads or tiny, one-lane paved roads. What a relief after yesterday! Mom and I still chose to only walkBaca lagi
Day 3
6 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Today, after nearly forgetting my rain jacket at our bnb, mom and I walked half the distance to Dingle. We decided to stop in Lispole and catch the bus, figuring that 7 miles was enough for today. TheBaca lagi
Dana SmithThese pics are breathtaking - glad you are taking it a little easy and checking out the villages!
Dingle
7 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Yesterday after arriving by bus and getting cleaned up, I spent little time shopping here in Dingle. All the little shops had locally made products as well as a mix of very Ashland-like over pricedBaca lagi
Day 4
7 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Today was a long walk (14 or so miles) but mostly not a hard walk. We got to spend a lovely stretch walking along the beach at Ventry and then climbed, climbed, climbed up through fields lined by rockBaca lagi
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Day 5
8 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Today's walk was long (14+ miles), but mostly easy. We walked over a small hill, during which it poured rain. We were soaked through. About the time we were mostly dried out, we hit a looooong stretchBaca lagi
Day 6
9 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Today we chose (wisely, I think) to skip the hike over Mount Brandon and instead have spent the day sleeping in and shopping in Dingle (well, the girls shopped, the boys read books). Choosing to haveBaca lagi
Day 7
10 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Today Mom, Bill, and I chose to not walk the full 17 miles and instead took a shortcut which saved 8 or 9 miles. Our bnb is wonderful, probably the fanciest one yet, and we feel guilty showing upBaca lagi
Day 8
11 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Back to the beginning. Sort of. Today's hike brought us back to Camp, which was our destination the first day of hiking. Luckily, today's hike was very, very easy and not the horrible torture that theBaca lagi
Cork
12 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Today is an all bus day for me. So far have gone from Tralee to Cork and next am off for Waterford. If the bus is on time there I should have about two hours to explore.
Between Buses
12 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Got 30 minutes between buses in Waterford, so took a peek aroud the old Viking town, which I am sad to report has mostly been turned into a shopping center. I did step into a lovely church, with aBaca lagi
Saying Farewell
13 Ogos 2016, Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We have just boarded our ferry for Wales. I'm sad to say goodbye to Ireland, as there was so much we didn't see, but I'm also excited to move forward in our next vacation adventure. Fingers crossedBaca lagi
Wales
13 Ogos 2016, Wales ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We've arrived in Wales. Now we're waiting for the bus to get us to our house for the week. I'm looking forward to settling in for a few days and just breathing without having any real plans. I'veBaca lagi
Rest and Relaxation
14 Ogos 2016, Wales ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Today we spent the day resting, doing laundry, and wandering in town a bit. I took a walk down to St. Non's well and chapel, which is right along side the Pembrokeshire Coast Trail. It was a lovelyBaca lagi