Full Circle
It was our last day in Ireland. We would be spending most of it driving back to Dublin, where we were planning to stay with the same friends that we met for the first time when we arrived. We had a lot of things to talk about and savor, and since we are both big…
Dorsey Island
We left early enough for our hike to the stone circles that even with the unexpected extension we still had plenty of daylight left. We decided that we would drive to the end of the peninsula and take the cable car to Dorsey Island. But first, there were important things to attend to, such as…
To The North
After a peaceful night’s sleep, entirely free of nightmares about Devil’s Ladder, I awoke to a lovely day for a hike. That was a very good thing, since we intended to do just exactly that. This was the day we were going to do the Cashelkeetly hike, which would take us to some of the…
Have Kipper Will Travel
The B&B we were staying at was a bit more formal, and we all ate breakfast at the same time. That was fun because after the first day of being there, we had some stories to share. Joanna and I refrained from embellishing our cliff walking adventures too much, but I will admit that we…
The Cliffs of Moher
I saw them in a picture. I don’t even remember why my friend sent me the picture, but I know I had never seen the Cliffs of Moher before then. Only I had. I knew the minute the picture popped up on my screen that I had seen it many times before. Not in a…
Just Another Day on the Road
After doing our thorough clean up from the stay at the seeker’s house and feeling much better for having done it, we hit the road. We had a good bit of driving to do, but I planned a stop at a place called Coole Park, which was part of a national wildlife reserve. It was…
A Seeker’s House
One way or another, I managed to get us to the city where we were staying that night without too much drama. The scary part is that I don’t remember most of the drive, until we arrived in the city and did about three loops around the main roundabout before we actually got on the…
Which Only Goes to Prove
I experienced something crucial about Irish life while on the Hill of Tara. It is wet in Ireland. Everywhere. I waterproofed my tennis shoes before I left California, but that was a joke. I needed a serious upgrade or I was destined to have soggy feet the whole trip. Neither my feet nor I were…
Ancient Kings and Hot Water Bottles
This was the day we were going to begin our road trip. Two nights in Dublin had served to make me more tired than I had been in a long time, so I knew this was the perfect time to start driving. With relatively little drama we had breakfast, packed up our bags and hit…
Why Ireland?
So, what would entice two relatively sane(ish) women who had never met before to fly halfway around the world and spend eight days trapped in a car that was smaller than my trunk? By this time in our lives we should be more settled and sensible, right? Well, there is mature and there is moribund. …
Dublin
Our hostess welcomed us with a lovely Irish greeting, a loaf of Irish soda bread, and some butter that actually looked like butter and only had one ingredient: butter. My body had no earthly idea whether it was the right time to eat or not, but neither I nor my taste buds cared in the…
A Couple of Nuts
I have heard it said that going on an eight-day road trip with someone you met for the first time upon arrival could be classified as nutty. But it’s not really as bad as you think. You immediately have something in common with your new traveling companion, hopefully soon-to-become friend. You are both nuts. So…
Beyond the Horizon 