To Kilkenny: And so off on the road we were at last. We wanted to eschew motorways but travelled on one out of Dublin for about 20 kilometres or so, just to get clear of the built-up areas. Once out in the countryside we headed off onto smaller roads and on occasion, back roads towards our first stop Kilkenny. We crossed small stone bridges, saw old narrowboats tied up on canal banks, passed through small villages with barely a dozen houses but always a pub,...

Dublin: We arrived at the Dun Laoghaire (pronounced Lairy) ferry terminal to begin our month in Ireland. Some of you may wonder why we did not head to Iceland as we had planned. That was our intention but various factors caused a change of destination. Firstly, the camper took a little longer to get on the road than we had planned. Secondly, son David's graduation as an office in the Army Reserve was brought forward a few weeks. This meant that we would onl...