Athlone, Ireland homer, August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 We headed out of Galway this morning for Dublin but not before stopping at Athlone. We visited a castle and tried to have lunch there but many of the restaurants were closed and did not open till noon witb a 45 minute wait for food. The best feature of the… Continue Reading
Galway, Ireland homer, August 28, 2024August 29, 2024 Started the day driving to Chonamara National Park from Galway. It was the usual drive on a two lane highway with all sorts of perils and tribulations but we made it. There are THREE hiking trails at the park, Yellow (30m easy), Blue (1 hr, moderate), Red (2+ hrs, hard)…. Continue Reading
Dingle To Galway homer, August 27, 2024 we left arou d 9 am from Dingle to drive to Galway, it was a long drive however we made a few key stops. Irish Countryside Not to be confused with the English countryside, the Irish countryside is spectacular. Cliffs of Moher Before Galway, we stopped at the Cliffs of… Continue Reading
Dingle, Ireland homer, August 26, 2024August 29, 2024 We left Cork for Dingle and on the way we made a few stops… Ross Castle First stop is Ross Castle. Impressive castle with majestic views. Next stop was an old Abby. Mockross Friary A large cemetary surrounds this place given the violent history. After the friary, we went to… Continue Reading
Cork, Ireland homer, August 25, 2024 We left Dublin this morning and headed out to Cork Ireland. Our hotel was near this cathedral so we walked over to take a look. It is an impressive building called St Fin Barre Cathedral. St Fin Barre Cathedral After the Cathedral we headed out to Blarney Castle. This site… Continue Reading
We’re In Dublin! homer, August 24, 2024August 29, 2024 We left Norway and landed in Dublin late yesterday. This morning we had a lunch meeting with some very dear friends at a great Irish eatery called Fallon & Byrne. The food was absolutely amazing. We had scallops, smoked salmon and Hoke. We then did a walking tour with a… Continue Reading