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The Spanish Dispatch, days 3-4

It’s been a low-key couple of days. I’m a little pink but no major sunburn. Our activities have been comprised of morning walks on the beach, afternoon siestas, dinner, then cards in the evening. The photos can say the rest. Tuesday beach day The town’s welcoming roundabout The beachside restaurant Lounge chairs at the restaurant Time to relax View of the beach from the water A tiled beach sign...

The Spain Dispatch, days 1-2

Early Sunday morning I hailed a taxi instantly off Dame Street to the Dublin airport for my flight to Spain. The driver was an older Irish man and characteristically chatty like most of the others I’ve had. It took about 1/2 hours to get to the airport, which was was moderately busy. I booked my ticket with Ryanair, an “ultra low cost” Irish airline that allegedly carries more international...

Trip to dermatologist, Spain trip shopping, dinner date

Over the last couple of days I have been recovering from the road trip to County Kerry. One of the only negatives from the trip was that I developed some fairly nasty welts on my legs and arms from bug bites. Sand fleas from walks on the beaches are my primary suspects, although it could have also been some flying ants near one of the places we stopped for food. Being a ginger / redhead...