Porto Days 1 and 2

We arrived in Porto and what a change from Ireland! We have gone from very cool weather to very warm sunshine ☀️. We have left the rural green fields for a densely populated historic city.
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We arrived in Porto and what a change from Ireland! We have gone from very cool weather to very warm sunshine ☀️. We have left the rural green fields for a densely populated historic city.
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Today might have been the best day of this trip! It was actually a Plan B that Tom had to come up with because the ocean waves were too big to go out to the Great Blasket Island.
Tom drove us alongMeer informatie
I had to put on my head net today to guard against the pesky midges…so glad I brought it! Whenever we stopped for a break, if the wind had died down, they would try to land on our faces or in ourMeer informatie
An unbelievable character of a man named Donal “Dux” O’Donoghue met us in Killarney National Park and drove us to his boat launch at the foot of Ross Castle which, by the way, was actually ownedMeer informatie
Before we went on our hike to Sheep’s Head Lighthouse, we stopped in Skibbereen to learn more about the Great Famine (1845-1852) and how devastating it was to the area.
The Skibbereen area lostMeer informatie
Today was absolutely stunning!!
Accomplishments of today:
1. We hiked to the huge Baltimore Beacon and didn’t get blown over by the wind. 💨
2. We survived a WILD ferry ride over to Cape ClearMeer informatie
We took a train to Cork and met our guide, Tom, who took us on a hike along Long Strand Beach and then by Castle Freke. The end of our hike brought us up the hill to Carbery Memorial High Cross beforeMeer informatie
We took the train from Dublin to spend the day in Kilkenny. We climbed the round tower at St. Canice’s Cathedral, we saw The Black Abbey, and we walked the Medieval Mile and toured Kilkenny Castle.Meer informatie
Two things on our agenda for today:
First, we went to 14 Henrietta Street for a very touching tour of the building. 14 Henrietta Street has over 300 years of people’s lives in its walls. We heardMeer informatie
We were so engrossed in our tour today, I didn’t take many pictures. But here’s what we learned:
Imagine being in the middle of Dublin on Easter Monday in 1916, just walking around like normal,Meer informatie
Barb and AlanYou would have loved it!