Author Archives: Gunther

Today we went to Mass at 0930 then headed of on a 100 or so mile sightseeing trip around the Sligo and immediate north of Sligo area. Our first stop was the Carrowmore Megalithic Tomb Site. This is the site … Continue reading →

Today was a pretty easy day…after Connie’s tummy issues yesterday she felt better but not great so after a bit of breakfast we dropped off some laundry at the local cleaners (10 Euros for 4 Kilos…which turned out to be … Continue reading →

Connie had a terrible day today…woke up with stomach issues and was able to only choke down some tea and toast for breakfast. She managed to keep things under control until we got to our afternoon destination at the Sligo … Continue reading →

Today was a great day…even though by 1300 it was raining pretty steadily and we had to accomplish a lot of today’s goals in the rain. No matter…we had rain gear so all was good. After breakfast we headed out … Continue reading →

Today we had breakfast then said our goodbyes to Trish and headed off on our trip to the Connemara Peninsula. It was about a 100 mile drive but since the roads were your typical narrow curvy Irish roads…combined with a … Continue reading →

After breakfast this morning we finished packing up and headed off from the Carriglea B&B about 0900. We had a 2:45 trip over to the pier at Doolin where we caught the boat out to the Cliffs of Moher…which start … Continue reading →

Moving on into part II of the past two day’s post. Today we visited the Gap of Dunloe…this is a cleft through the coastal mountains that even at the top of the pass is 1500 or so feet high with … Continue reading →

Well, it’s a twofer today…Neil was just too tuckered out last night after the Skellig Michael boat trip to work on the photos so I didn’t get to do the blog post either. Today was a lot easier day and … Continue reading →

Well, today’s adventure was a driving tour over to the Dingle Peninsula and back and it was a mighty fine day topped off by a nice pub we found at the Best Western in Kiillarney of all places…so without further … Continue reading →

OK, got up this morning and after our breakfast…pro tip…when in Ireland never order the meat and cheese plate for breakfast unless you like those cheeses with all the green and blue mold on them and those gooey, smelly French … Continue reading →