photo friday: antrim coast
My final post from Northern Ireland – places we went along the Antrim Coast OTHER than Giant’s Causeway. Unfortunately, the day was windy and the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge was not open.
photo friday: giant’s causeway
We made it! Giant’s Causeway had been on my wish list for years and years, and I wasn’t going to pass up the chance to go while we were in Ireland. The trip there was long, but I am so glad that we finally got to see this amazing place.
photo friday: causeway coast way
From our apartment in Portballintrae near the Giants’ Causeway in Northern Ireland, my mom, Chloe and I walked along the Causeway Railway to the Causeway Coast Way. Instead of following the tracks straight to the Giants’ Causeway, we turned towards the sea and found breathtaking views, wind, and more geocaches.
photo friday: causeway railway
While spending the weekend near Giant’s Causeway, we came across the Giant’s Causeway & Bushmills Railway. Though we didn’t get the chance to ride the railway, the train passed my mom, Chloe and I a number of times as we walked the trail to the Giant’s Causeway. Looks like a fun ride!
photo friday: portballintrae/bushmills, northern ireland
For our first of our three weekend trips while we were in Ireland, we drove up to the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland so we could visit the Giant’s Causeway. Our base for the two nights was a lovely holiday cottage in Portballintrae, just a couple of blocks from the windy, windy coast. A little
photo friday: mullaghmore, county sligo
Our first stop on our road trip from Galway to the Giant’s Causeway was in Mullaghmore, County Sligo. On the spur of the moment, we decided to get off the โmainโ road and head down to see some of the coastline. And we are so glad we did! A beautiful beach, a lovely harbor, and
photo friday: derry
On our road trip from Galway to the Giant’s Causeway, we decided to stop in Londerry to see the walled city. As we approached the city, we saw that the signs for Londonderry had all been marked up, with the “London” part of the name being crossed out.While there, we learned that the city goes
photo friday: street art in ireland
Always interesting to see the street art while traveling. The colors, the themes, the variety.
snapshots from gooney road โ 15 jul 2015
Today is National Gummi Worm Day and National Tapioca Pudding Day. Up early to work and take care of things. Rob’s friend Bobby came with his family for a few hours. Camille and I went to the Cape Cod Mall for her comic books, but we also went to the bookstore for books and to
snapshots from gooney road โ 11 jul 2015
Today is World Population Day and National Blueberry Muffin Day and All American Pet Photo Day. We had a later start than hoped, but still got on the road in time to beat the traffic (mostly). We headed into Falmouth and stopped at “Eight Cousins” our first bookstore of the day. We then drove down
photo friday: nine hours at JFK
When we booked our tickets to Ireland, we had a nice, reasonable layover at JFK. But with schedule changes, our layover at JFK increased to be NINE hours. Nine hours!! Who wants to spend nine hours in an airport? Instead, the girls and I looked into heading into the city for a couple of hours
miles to go.
I tried, really I did. But working, taking care of last minute crises, cleaning, preparing the pets and house for our departure, etc. took too long. We hit the road late. So late that it was the start of rush hour getting out of Atlanta. We pushed on through, but didn’t make it very far
on to the next adventure
Despite not being caught up yet from our last big adventure (Ireland) due to too many doctor appointments and too much work and too many celebrations and too much volunteer work, it is time almost time for us to hit the road once again. I’ve tried to catch up, keep up and get ahead in
photo friday: tiger stores
TIGER! Have you been Tiger? Rob and the girls stopped by one in Dublin and were impressed, but then we kept seeing them. Everywhere. A short search brought me to New to the US: Danish Tiger Store’s Colorful, Inexpensive Home Goods. Yep, that’s right. And we’re in love. When we finally stumbled upon the one
bumpy re-entry.
I’m drowning, once again. The busy-ness of returning home in combination with tiredness from a super-long travel day and jet lag leaves me feeling off-kilter, struggling to stay afloat. I have heard of people who add a day of vacation at home after a trip in order to find a better balance, but I don’t
Ireland Trip: June 2015
Daily Trip Diary Day 0: ATL > NYC > Shannon Day 1: Shannon > Galway Day 2: Galway > Mullaghmore > Londonderry (UK) > Portballintrae (UK) Day 3: Antrim Coast and Giant’s Causeway Day 4: The Dark Hedges > Belfast > Galway Day 5: Galway > Salthill Day 6: Around Galway Day 7: Ferry to
Ireland Trip: Day 20
Heading home. As is my normal, I woke every twenty minutes to be sure I wouldn’t sleep too late. I finally just gave up on trying to sleep and worked a bit. The girls had claimed to be packed, but I kept coming across things that had not been packed. With their delays, we were
Ireland Trip: Day 19
Our last full day in Galway! I spent 6 hours working and catching up on things after our weekend away. The girls slept in a bit, then played Camille’s new computer game. When the cleaning service arrived, we headed out to do some final shopping. The first stop was Charlie Byrne’s for some books. Then
Ireland Trip: Day 18
An early morning in hopes of taking a boat trip to Skellig Michael. We dressed, packed and loaded the car, then called the boat company. Sadly, the trip was cancelled due to the weather. So we headed back into the apartment and relaxed a bit, reading and playing games until it was time for breakfast.
Ireland Trip: Day 17
After an early morning photo processing session, I got the rest of the family out of bed and ready to go. First stop was across the street for a full Irish breakfast (hold the meat for me and Chloe). We then hopped in the car for a day circling the Ring of Kerry. Unfortunately, we
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