Today’s destination is Castlegregory on the north shore of the Dingle peninsula. My friend CJ has an old school friend who lives there with his wife and three sons. The scenery is beyond idyllic, of course it’s easy to say that on probably one of the best weather days of the year. Google Maps took us up and over a ridge in the center of the Dingle peninsula on a gravel road… adventure! The view...
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...
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...