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Ireland Roundabout
We arrived safely, after a very easy flight. Shannon Airport was a pleasure, and everyone is friendly in a way that feels comfortable and real. We picked up our rental car, which is a standard, rather than the automatic Eileen arranged for. We blithely took it any way, but quickly realized that shifting with the left hand is a whole new skill to learn. Add that to driving on the left, and the distractions of a beautiful dawn driving through Ireland, and It's a miracle that we arrived at our first stop in one piece, and with only one small scrape on the car. I'm planning to chronicle the scrapes and dings as we go.
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Betsy This is great! And, I tried driving on the left with left hand standard just once--I admire you no end for carrying on with it.
Jule Glad to hear you landed safe!! Nice pic
Gina Adare is beautiful! Looks like you are having fun while being challenged with a new driving technique. They didn't have any automatics when I took my mom there (I think there are 3 in the whole country) so I had the same experience and remarkably lived to tell about it--as I'm sure you will as well! Keep the stories coming!