Packing
2024年12月12日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Time to move the gifts for Ireland from the tree to the suitcase
On the road
2024年12月13日 ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
3:50 am, leaving Novato
James' window seat & comedian captain
2024年12月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Poor James, the only window seat without a window.
Otherwise, this is flight 1322 on Friday the 13th, so that's lucky!
Landed in Washington DC
2024年12月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
We have a long layover, so we're heading to the Mall for a while.
Visiting the monuments
2024年12月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
We had a walk up the Mall
Downtown Christmas Market
2024年12月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 34 °F
A quick stroll through the Christmas Market
A cheeky Nandos
2024年12月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
Finally, I got to try a Nando's. It didn't disappoint.
Meanwhile, back in Napa
2024年12月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
Della hanging with her sister, Skye
Crossing the Atlantic
2024年12月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
Boarded and taxiing for take-off.
Flight UA228.
Same presents, new tree
2024年12月14日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
All the gifts made it safely to Ireland 😁
Home again
2024年12月14日 ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
The house and gates have got painted since last time. Looking good.
Changes
2024年12月15日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
The new UK £... Well the new £20 with King Charles.
旅行者Yeah, i think few generations didn't even imagine they will have someone instead of the Queen.
旅行者London bridge has fallen down... But I heard once from a British person "So she dies, who cares?! Why I should read about it all over the LinkedIn?". It was my first meeting with this person 😂😂😂
旅行者Well,I can get why people think that, but to me... it's like nostalgic, queen, king, princesses
旅行者Yes, it's all about tradition. I agree it conjures up a different time. It's not all bad.
What a difference a year makes
2024年12月15日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
So great to see dad taking care of the cattle again. He was absolutely not able to do that last year 😁
A walk around town
2024年12月15日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
We had a walk around Monaghan this morning, mostly around St. Davnet's hospital.
A visitor to mum's garden
2024年12月15日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
A not-so-shy robin
Sunday Lunch
2024年12月15日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
Roast Beef and Yorkshire Puds.
Canal bank walk
2024年12月16日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 48 °F
James is doing a final this morning, so Trystan and I went out for a walk.
The mechanic
2024年12月16日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
My nephew Jack is getting our old tractor running again. It's older than me, but he's working a miracle and actually has it running again.
The origami Christmas Tree
2024年12月16日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
In all its glory. I promised I'd fold it.
Mum's Winter Roses
2024年12月16日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
3 blooming roses in the dead of winter
Swinging by Alan's
2024年12月17日, 北アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
Decided to take a drive up to the Giant's Causeway, which actually brought us past Alan's place. Randomly he was working at home and Aoibheann was home sick, so we got a chance to say hello.
Dunluce Castle in the rain and wind
2024年12月17日, 北アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Now it's better known as Castle Greyjoy, of course, from Game of Thrones. What an amazing location for a castle. This one dates back to the 1600's and belonged to the MacDonald.
Gigantic
2024年12月17日, 北アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
The Giant's Causeway
Ballintoy Harbour
2024年12月17日, 北アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
This was used as the Greyjoy Harbour in Game of Thrones
旅行者Wow! So many presents 😍
旅行者Certainly a lot to bring on a plane. 🎁✈️