The road trip has begun! The destination: County Kerry. My friend CJ and I got a bit of a late start out of Dublin, but we couldn’t have asked for better conditions… blue skies with puffy summer clouds, relatively light traffic, and gorgeous scenery. My posts for the next few days will be mostly photos. The Barack Obama Plaza, a motorway service area in County Tipperary beside the village of...
Hottest day in Dublin
Today the temperature in Dublin reached into the low 80s F / high 20s C. It was truly hot. Few homes in Ireland have air conditioning, although most large shops and offices have some sort of climate system. Thankfully my apartment doesn’t get too hot. I have been keeping all the windows open and moving a fan from room-to-room to keep cool air blowing in my direction. This morning when I...
Summer in full swing, quick trip to Dalkey, travel planning, and shopping
Dublin is reaching its peak summer weather, with highs in mid 70s F / mid 30s C tempered by a refreshing breeze. I have been decompressing over the last couple of days since my CMA exam on Wednesday. Yesterday I took the DART commuter rail down to Dalkey to pay a visit to my landlord who lives there. Once I knew I would be staying in Ireland through at least the end of 2021, I negotiated a 10%...