Day 16: back home We got up at 515 and got ready and downstairs for checkout. We timed the bus just right and hopped on it about 555 and we took off to the airport. We then walked to the testing center near terminal 2 and got in line. The line moved faster than I thought and we got to […]
Day 15: Dublin Saint Patrick’s Day Got up a bit later than we have all trip and had a mocha from red bean roastery and a sausage and bacon sandwich. Taxi to national museum of Ireland archeology. Cool! Then off to stand in the crowd to try and watch part of the parade. It was nuts. Got into a Cafe […]
Day 14: DublinWoke up and checked out and dropped luggage at cars then went to a cafe for breakfast. Then drove to Dublin car rental return. Easy process for us. Renault captur Took the shuttle to the airport and a nice lady from the rental car company walked up to the bus pick up for the Clayton Hotel. It was […]
Day 13: BelfastBreakfast at hotel (buffet style Irish breakfast & continental breakfast). Black pudding is better than white pudding and not bad except really salty. We also tried some Irish cheeses including Brie. Brie was a bit rough. Michelle put it as “There are 4 aspects: 1, the smell is terrible don’t smell it. 2, the first taste is completely […]
Day 12: Giants Causeway/Dunluce/BallygallyWe woke up and packed up our cars and headed towards giants causeway. It was pouring rain but we were also on a hunt for a Cafe before we got there. We tried stopping at dollys Cafe but it was closed so we continued on. There were several closed roads which pushed us away from the Coastal […]
Day 11: GlenarmWe checked out of our room and hit the road. We stopped at a supersav for diesel and a coffee. I didn’t know how to work the machine so I ended up with a hot chocolate. We continued on and went to try and see Lough Neale but we had issues with navigation and decided to just say […]
Day 10: Killysbeg/DonegalWe woke up a little early to gather all our clothes and get them packed up and then we packed the car, got take away mochas,, and hit the road for Slieve Leauge. It was almost a 4 hour drive but worth the trip. It was stunning and turned out to be a beautiful clear day. We hiked […]
Day 9: GalwayWe got a later start but when we did, we grabbed a mocha from the coffee bar at the hotel. Walked to Galway City Museum (surprisingly interesting). We were not hopeful at first but as we continued it got more interesting. We then walked toward Eyre Shops and we found Aran sweater Market and caught a couple sweaters […]
Day 8: GalwayWe woke up and drive to the Ross Castle to get a picture of it even though it wasn’t open yet. We didn’t want to wait for it to open since we wanted to drive the Dingle Peninsula and see the Cliffs of Mohr today. We took a couple laps up and down Ross Road to find Nieve […]
Day 7: Killarney- Ring of KerryWe woke up around 730 and got dressed and hit the road. We wanted to get an early start to beat any possible crowds but we got on the road and realized that we didn’t have to worry about crowds because it was pouring rain. We stopped at Torc Waterfall and had it all to […]