Today started a bit earlier than the rest. We got up, got ready, loaded the car, scarfed down some breakfast and headed out on our last long haul. It took only about two hours to basically cross the entirety of Ireland on the motorway. No narrow streets, no winding roads. Who'd have thought I would kind of miss that?! We got to our hotel before 11 and headed out to catch the bus into Dublin. First stop was supposed to be the Kilmainham Gaol. Except after walking ...

As many of you may recall, we've been driving around with four hubcaps in the trunk of our car. As we leave on Sunday, it was time to do something about this. Fortunately, Sara, our hostess, recommended a garage right nearby. When I started with "We have a rental car...", he immediately said "Ok, what did you do to it?" and laughed. So at least he had a sense of humor! After an overly lengthy explanation of our situation, he said, "So, you want them out back on?"...

Today started out nice and lazy in our castle beds. We did not set an alarm, and headed to breakfast around 9 am. We had been sitting at our table just for a bit when what happens? I RUN INTO ONE OF MY STUDENTS. No lie. He and his family, in the same dining room, in the same castle, in Ireland. Absolute craziness. Although, apparently, when he saw me, his commentary was "What is she doing in Ireland? She's a Spanish teacher!" His mom found this hilarious. So, we ...

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Oddly, on a day with very little planned, our morning actually got going quite quickly! We were packed and ready to head out by not too long after 9. Hit the grocery store that was right by our B&B in Killarney on the way out again. The fruit here is unbelievable. Today we had raspberries, strawberries and blueberries. All delicious, not a dud among them. So good. Sorry, I digress... Our first leg took us to the town of Tarbert. It'...

Hello, everyone! Last evening, we booked ourselves onto a tour of the Dingle Peninsula for today. Many, many, many tourists take a tour of the "Ring of Kerry" when they are in this part of the country. But, we had gotten a tip back home that the Ring of Dingle is better and less crowded. We checked in with the tourism office, and the WONDERFUL girl there agreed that it is much better but told us NOT to drive it. And I'm very glad she did! It was gorgeous, and abo...