We’d no sooner got ourselves unpacked from our brief jaunt to Vila do Conde then it was time to pack ourselves right back up for another journey. The last getaway…
Drivin N Cryin
The subject of driving licenses just came up in the household. We are preparing for our “Grand Tour of North America” in the fall (we’re seeing family and friends, but…
Dublin Din-Din: Restaurant (and Hotel) Wrap-Up, Northern Ireland Post Scipt
Hi there! While we still think wrapping up the last few days of Dublin into one post makes sense (there really wasn’t that much that actually happened, as you read…
Dublin Denouement: Northern Ireland, Days 11+
We’re going to wrap up the last few days of out trip a little bit differently. It’s not that we don’t *want* to tell you more about Ireland, it’s just…
Downtime, Uptime: Northern Ireland, Days 9 and 10
We’re putting a couple of days together, because we scheduled ourselves a purposeful down day. Thursday was a day of lazy breakfast, strolling the grounds of the lovely place we’re…
All Time Favorites: Northern Ireland, Day 8
Some days, things just line up right. You ate your vegetables, you went to bed on time, you helped an elderly person across the street… whatever, you banked a lot…
All’s Quiet: Northern Ireland, Day 7
Our 7th day of this trip was relatively smooth, certainly as compared with the chaos of previous days. The car worked all day(!), our hotel’s heat situation was more manageable…
Boa Hoo Hoo: Northern Ireland, Day 6
The trip is starting to have a theme… a not entirely pleasant one, unfortunately. We’ll be having a lovely time, and then hit a pretty serious bump. We regroup, we…
It’s Not a Conspiracy If It’s On a Plaque: Northern Ireland, Day 5
(Full credit to Lisa for coming up with the post title while we walked the city today. We were walking the walls of Old Derry and reading the signs. Lisa…
Where Did All These Irish Come From?: Northern Ireland, Day 4
Thrills! Chills! Spills! … Honestly, what kind of trip would that be for two people in their 50s visiting ancient burial sites? The new Jumanji sequel? No, we had your…
