We’re off!
8 sierpnia 2021, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Off to Ireland, via Toronto, on Air Canada which officially wins the best safety video award. I feel more relaxed already…
https://youtu.be/0byfHIAXIcY
Off to Ireland, via Toronto, on Air Canada which officially wins the best safety video award. I feel more relaxed already…
https://youtu.be/0byfHIAXIcY
Five hours in Toronto Airport. And a few vinos later. Can’t wait to get in the plane and sleep. Probably after another vino tho.
Covid dominated the stress points today. Canada has just reopened to Czytaj więcej
After a lovely, 5.5hr red eye from Toronto (in Air Canada’s comfy premium economy during which Donny & I both slept only about 90 mins), we arrived on grand August day into Dublin—overcast, Czytaj więcej
Bushy Park is only 5 min from the sister’s place. It’s a fine big park with ponds, soccer, Gaelic and rugby fields along with tennis courts.
The Dodder river flows along the south side of the Czytaj więcej
Long awaited visit to the K Club. Home of the 2006 European win of the Ryder Cup. Hooray. On short notice we could only get on the South Course. Where I (Donny) proceeded to get my ass handed to me. Czytaj więcej
Headed out to Dermot's home course today, Newlands Golf Club. I snagged Dermot's push cart so Donny, Dermot, & John all got power push carts from the pro shop. Donny kindly offered to swap with me but Czytaj więcej
Tl;dr: Celebrated retirement day with a golf open competition win, drinking Guinness, learning to pull a pint, and changing a flat tire at 2am.
I wrapped up my final day at work, which is just Czytaj więcej
On the drive down to Killarney from Dublin, we took a slight detour to visit the Irish National Stud. Got to see the retired geldings (https://irishnationalstud.ie/attraction/living-…) Czytaj więcej
With it being Ally’s first trip to Ireland, we took a bit of a scenic route to Killarney via Kinsale and then on down to see Old Head. Kinsale is known as the “foodie” capital of the region but Czytaj więcej
We apologize. We have not kept up on this. I don’t think we caught our breath since we landed. It’s been so much fun. We have spent time with so many great people. The Mullingar clan. (Where I Czytaj więcej
Just sit back and enjoy your flight [Riley Pratt]