Tuesday, October 6 We depart Galway today as we head into the last week of our trip. We are going south now on the west side of Ireland. This was the day scheduled to go to the Cliffs of Moher, a very popular tourist spot with over 1.6 million visitors a year. It’s a massive […]
Saturday, October 3 Once I learned that the town Cong is more or less on the way to Galway, I posted it into the itinerary and got the google directions to go to Pat Cohan’s Bar, made famous in the John Wayne movie, the Quiet Man with Maureen O’Hara. At the time of the movie,
Thursday, October 1 Today was another start with a loop drive known as Gleniff Horseshoe Loop Drive. Information suggested we start the 10km drive at Gleniff Barytes Mill Site and drive in a clockwise direction to get the best views. We parked at the mill site and walked around. Barytes is something related to today’s
Tuesday, September 29 We had one night in Derry, which included a vast spread of choices for breakfast. I love when yogurt, fruit, and low fat milk are available…. Next stop is 2 nights in Ardara at an Airbnb. It’s laundry time again!! And it’s also a good stopping point for various explorations along the
Monday, September 28 After a hearty breakfast we checked out, fetched the car and headed off to the north-west to stop at the Giant’s Causeway. This a fascinating coastal site showcasing an enormous extent of hexagonal basalt columns. These are much older and show extensive erosion and cracking when compared to the Devils Postpile National
Saturday, September 26 We skipped breakfast in order to get going onto the road. We had timed tickets at 1030 for the UNESCO site at Newgrange. We had no problem with the taxi and getting to the Enterprise desk. I’m glad we sorted it all out yesterday. Now it was time to “drive on the
Tuesday September 22 Carrick on Shannon – Dublin We booked tickets on the 1150 train to Dublin and even though google said Uber doesn’t work where we are, it did say that it could find a taxi. I understood maybe the ride sharing was absent but thought that it served for taxi hailing. Well even
Monday September 14 Carrick on Shannon Arrive yesterday afternoon by bus from Dublin airport after a 950 Gatwick departure. Easy trip and found the flat OK. Located what turned out to be a terrific Indian restaurant for dinner. The flat was, let’s say, basic. It worked, barely, but good enough. We departed the flat in
September 8, 2026 We departed the US tonight from Dulles airport. This has been our least favorite departure point, but we were pleasantly surprised. TSA has improved our world. Signage said to leave everything in your bag – laptop, toiletries, shoes stay on. Just like the old days. Super scanners on the belts handle it
January 10-12, 2025 Friday-Saturday – 1/10 and 1/11 Friday was a travel day with an early start to catch the 8am Jet Blue flight to San Juan. To avoid too early a start we stayed at a Marriot a short shuttle ride from National airport. Got up at 5:40 and caught the 6:05 shuttle.