Archive for 'Ireland'
Day Eight – Bunratty to Galway
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Jack.
We have really seen a LOT. I mean, seriously, by day 8 we have seen everything that was on our list. It's at this point we needed to come up with some plans...
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Day Seven – The Cliffs of Insanity
Posted on 05. Apr, 2009 by Jack.
Today was a day of pretty high anticipation, as everyone we've talked to raved about none other than the Cliffs of Moher. Jen was skeptical, quite sure that nothing could live up to the hype it received. I, however, wanted it to be everything I imagined.
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Day Six – Dingle to Doolin
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Jack.
We knew it had to happen at some point. No one can go to Ireland without it happening. I mean we hoped really hard, and it seemed like we were going to beat the odds but...
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Day Five – Ring of Kerry & Dingle
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Jack.
Ah day five. To say that the weather was incredible would be an understatement. Seriously, the sun could not be any brighter, the sky bluer, the grass greener, the weather warmer (for Ireland)... I wore a t-shirt the entire day.
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Day Four – Ring of Beara
Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Jack.
This is where things started getting good. I mean really good.
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Day Three
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 by Jack.
Today's goals changed from their original after talking to Ann Lawler, our B&B host. We had originally planned on visiting the Blarney Castle, even though it's a heavy tourist spot we figured it must be for a reason...
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Evening, Day Two
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by Jack.
We’ve definitely made it around the Southeast area of Ireland today. We started out this morning in Arklow, after leaving Maeve and Ian at The Gables behind (which sport some pretty cool looking Mediterranean palm trees, surprisingly), we headed south the N11 towards Wexford. Driving today was much, much easier. Not surprisingly, the lack of sleep [...]
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Morning, Day Two
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by Jack.
Well we made it through the first day. Not like it was a chore or anything, but it was challenging. Not having slept on the plane made it a bit tough into the afternoon. Dublin was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
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Day one
Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by admin.
Dublin. 6:20 am. We slept for about 0 minutes on the flight, but it’s okay. We’re in Ireland. Dinner and breakfast were a mere 3 hours apart. Apparently they just serve it when You’re in the right time zone. My brain isn’t fooled, but hopefully my body is because it’s time to drive on wrong [...]
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