May 28 "The Emerald Isle"

I do have more pics to post from yesterdays morning visit to Stockholm and I will try to get those up as soon as possible.  We made our afternoon flight to Ireland aboard Aer Lingus and we all agree that Ireland is the friendliest country to date. (and as Chad says "no language barrier")

We did not get into the Dublin airport until after 6 and we had to walk then take a shuttle to pick up our car.  In Ireland you must drive on the opposite side of the road than we are used to and the steering wheel is on the right side, not the left like at home.  We had rented two cars, both were manual transmission.  What we did not account for was that we would be shifting with our left hand while trying to remember which side of the road we were supposed to be on.  After stalling the car twice Chad went inside for an upgrade.  It was definitely the best move we made.  We now have a JAG station wagon and a LandRover.  Both are like new and very nice.  Driving has been a challenge because the roads in Ireland are terrible.  Very narrow.

We did not arrive at our B & B until after 11 pm and the proprietor, Peig, was not very happy with us for arriving so late.  She definitely had been a prison warden in a former life or perhaps in this one as her castle had been used as a prison at one time.  The experience was golden and the stuff that gives us a story to share for many years.  I will do that at a later date.  After a good nights sleep, although it was freezing on the lower level where Sharon and I stayed, we had a hearty breakfast and headed in the direction of Tipperary by way of Cashel Castle, The Rock.

The Hore Abbey sits just below the Cashel Castle

Other stops included lunch at O'Neille's, The Cliffs of Moher and an unintended stop that involved two flat tires, on the same vehicle.  I'm not going into detail at this time, I'll just post pictures and write later.

The Clffs of Moher