Author Archives: Gunther
More Whiskey, Red Abbey, Charles Fort and Kinsale
Today we had another pretty good day…albeit we ended up getting home a little earlier than usual; by 1623 we were having a siesta with a cup of tea. We went ahead and pre-ordered our breakfast selections for tomorrow as … Continue reading
It’s a Darn Good Thing Ireland Doesn’t have OSHA
Well, we got up…ate breakfast, packed our bags, said our goodbyes to Gretta and headed off for our day’s sightseeing ending up down near Cork in Ballinhassig. Our first stop was the Clomantagh Castle and ruins right near the Bungalow … Continue reading
Ya Know…It Ain’t As Far as Ya Think
Today was a really, really good day…the best we’ve had on our trip by a large margin. To start with…the weather was beautiful. We’ve been mostly dry but cloudy and overcast through the first 4 days of the trip but … Continue reading
Travel Adventures
Today was an interesting travel day to say the least. We got up early and after breakfast checked out of the Kilronan Guest House and headed off to Hertz to pick up our rental car. It was about a 1.4 … Continue reading
Church Adventures and Jameson Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey
Well…another day, another adventure. After breakfast we headed off to Mass. Our destination was Saint Nicholas Parish which is pretty near where Saint Patricks cathedral is; so we hopped on the on/off bus and then off at 11. After a … Continue reading
Dublin Castle, Guinness, and the Book of Kells
Today was a good day of seeing cool stuff…and I gotta tell you we iz tired tonight. Our day began with breakfast in the hotel about 0745 and by shortly after 0900 we were on our way. We walked about … Continue reading
Off to Ireland…Travel Woes Included
Hello…allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sir Winston Paddington Nigel Gerheart Bear. You’ll find a snapshot of me below but let me give you a few tidbits about myself and my contributions to this blog over the next few … Continue reading
Travel Day to Junction City…and The Last Blog
That’s it. I’m done. No more blogging for me. Nosirree, absolutely none. Until the adults get back from Ireland that is. Had ya goin didn’t I? Yup, despite my protestations to the contrary that I would fit in just about … Continue reading
Busted Hike, Nice Lunch, and More Hummingbirds
Well, the title really tells it all… Our plan was to head west about 35 miles to the Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge on the south side of the Missouri River for a 3.2 mile hike along the Little Muddy … Continue reading
Winston Churchill Museum and Hummingbirds
We had a pretty decent couple of days. Tuesday after our arrival we had leftover Pepper Steak and then Wednesday Connie did a bit of work. After that Neil just didn’t feel like cooking so we headed out to the … Continue reading