Ireland and Wales

July - August 2016

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- Jul 24, 2016, 10:29am
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 372 m
- United States Oregon Jackson County Central Point 42.3807, -122.9312942°22’51” N 122°55’53” W
Day 1
Adventures in packing
July 24, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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.
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- Jul 28, 2016, 3:17pm
- ☀️ 36 °C
- Altitude: 373 m
- United States Oregon Jackson County Central Point 42.3807, -122.9306442°22’51” N 122°55’50” W
Day 5
Best Goodbyes
July 28, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Daryl, Danielle and Destany came to say goodbye before we leave. These (occasionally silly) faces are pretty hard to say goodbye to.
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- Jul 29, 2016, 5:52am
- 🌙 17 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- United States Washington Clark County Russell Landing Portland International Airport 45.58641, -122.5928145°35’11” N 122°35’34” W
Day 6
1 down
July 29, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 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!!
Oh too early. I was getting Maisy yet another cup of milk at that time.
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- Jul 29, 2016, 9:31am
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- United States California San Mateo County Millbrae San Francisco International Airport 37.62141, -122.3791837°37’17” N 122°22’45” W
Day 6
2 Down
July 29, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 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 each country?) And then watched another flight land nearly in tandem with us!Read more
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- Jul 30, 2016, 1:20am
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 241 m
- Netherlands North Holland Gemeente Haarlemmermeer Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 52.30816, 4.7730452°18’29” N 4°46’23” E
Day 7
3 Down
July 30, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 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 in Dublin in 1.5 hours!Read more
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- Jul 30, 2016, 6:55am
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- Ireland The Coombe 53.34867, -6.2796653°20’55” N 6°16’47” W
Day 7
4 And We're Here!
July 30, 2016 in 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 airline thinks all our luggage will be delivered tonight. Fingers crossed it is.

At least our apartment is good. The view is of thd Jameson whiskey storefront/tour and there is a grocery downstairs where I found tea and scones to get me through the loss of luggage. Everything is better with tea, right?Read more
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- Jul 31, 2016, 4:43pm
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- Ireland The Coombe 53.34873, -6.2797353°20’55” N 6°16’47” W
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Day 8
Dublin
July 31, 2016 in 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 looks like." Too true.

After that we did the hop on hop off tour, went to the national art gallery (which was sadly mostly closed due to remodeling), Merrion Square to visit Oscar Wilde, St. Stephen's green, and the noisy Temple Bar area.

Now we are putting our feet up a bit to get a second wind. Unfortunately, there is a rather LOUD music festival going on in the square outside our apartment so it's not a quiet rest.Read more
Dana Smith Can people just write a comment? I really like these sayings!
8/1/16Reply
Traveler Dana, no those are quotes from Oscar Wilde carved into a statue.
8/1/16Reply
Dana Smith LOL that makes it super great and awesome graffiti!!!!
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- Aug 1, 2016, 7:09pm
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- Ireland The Coombe 53.34872, -6.2790153°20’55” N 6°16’44” W
Day 9
It's all about history
August 1, 2016 in 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. Even cooler because we were the only people there. Our tour guide literally went to a nearby farmer's house to pick up the entrance key! Then it was on to the Hill of Tara, the ancient seat of power for Ireland. If you are the true king of Ireland and knock three times there on the Lia Fail (stone of destany) then the stone will call your name. I knocked, but it was silent.

Next was Trim Castle. It was a lovely ruin, used in the film Braveheart.

Then we were on to lunch in the village of Slane, where I found Farrell Pharmacy, as Grandma was a Farrell, that was neat. Then we were on to New Grange, the best preserved and well known passage tomb.

After that we went to Monasterboice, which was a graveyard with famous high celtic crosses. Found a few Farrell gravesites there too. The crosses were intricately carved and lovely.

All in all ot was a good day. Our guide told great history tales and helped connect one site to another. And it didn't start raining until we were driving home!!Read more
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- Aug 2, 2016, 6:25pm
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Ireland Munster Co Kerry Belmont Big River 52.26608, -9.7107952°15’58” N 9°42’39” W
Day 10
Tralee
August 2, 2016 in 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 of Walmart clothing section. Then Bill and I caught the train while mom, Jerry, Dennis and Kathy negotiated Irish roads by car.

Taking the train was a flashback to 1995 and all the journeys we took on weekends after classes. The first train I listened to two friends gab about another friend's wedding while watching the scenery go by and the second train I played monopoly with two very sweet young pre-teen girls. All in all it was a nice journey. Now we have tomorrow to get ourselves sorted because the day after we start our walk.Read more
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- Aug 3, 2016, 10:45am
- 🌬 16 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Ireland Munster Co Kerry Belmont Big River 52.26615, -9.7108252°15’58” N 9°42’39” W
Day 11
The perils of wind
August 3, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
How can I tell how windy and rainy it is today? By the size of my hair, of course.
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