2022 Ireland

The day we dreaded. And the longest day. We woke up at about 7, washed up, and sealed our bags. We tried to stall a bit and skim through channels for some trash tv. No luck. We made our way to check out and sauntered outside to our car. It would be Matt’s last drive…

We had no plans today. It’s our last full day in Ireland and we decided to just wing it and see where the day took us. We forced ourselves down to breakfast at 9:40 am since it was prepaid. Next thing you know we’re back upstairs watching British trash television; by…

My alarm clock went off at 6 am this morning. I hopped out of bed, excited for the day. Can’t be late! I showered and woke up Matt afterwards for his turn. By 7:15 we were packed, ready, and loading the car. At checkout, the hotel staff asks if we’ll have breakfast….

Today was our last full day in Belfast. We started out the day at the Belfast Zoo. It was about a 20 minute Uber north of our hotel and felt like a ghost town when we pulled up. There were very few cars in the parking lot. The staff greeted us by telling us that both…

The sun crept through our window curtains this morning. It was a nice little push to get up and start the day. On the agenda was our hop on hop off bus tour and Titanic Belfast. We stopped by the lobby for a quick breakfast and took an Uber to our first stop. Our Uber…

We did not want to leave Sligo this morning. The room was so comfy. Staff was so nice. The view, perfect. We had a bite to eat at the hotel before hitting the road. Matt didn’t sleep too well last night so the drive was a bit of a struggle for him. We made sure to…

We woke up in Galway this morning and made our way down to breakfast. It was still a little chilly in the restaurant and I had my hood on over my top knot. “Do I look like a cone head?” I asked Matt. “A what?” “Does my skull look elongated to you?” I repeat. “I mean,…

Last night we ended up falling asleep way too early in Doolin. The wind and rain on the cliffs must’ve beaten the life out of us. When we woke up at 9:30 pm, all restaurants had stopped serving food. We had to order delivery from a place called Mr Kebab, which was the…

Yesterday was a bit of a blur. In the morning we asked for a late check out and used the time to rest up. Before leaving Killarney we had some lunch and checked out some Aran Sweater shops. Then we hopped on the road towards Bunratty, where we attended a medieval…

And we’re off! Like a herd of turtles. This morning started pretty slow. We slept in and pulled a Ross Geller, checking out at 11:00 am on the dot. I woke up with a bit of a headache. It’s pretty cold over here and coming from the desert is a huge adjustment. I also…

The sun was up before us this morning, though it hid behind the clouds for the majority of the day. I looked out our window and saw clouds of mist blowing north over the River Suir. The wind blew kisses on the water making light waves in every direction. Seagulls made…

I was up at 4 am this morning, which isn’t so bad since we got to bed early enough. I should be well adjusted by tomorrow. Hopefully. We had quite a few things in our itinerary today so we had to leave Dublin a bit early. It’s our first long drive. Matt did much…

As we get a little closer, the pilot starts announcing our descent. Matt lets the window shade up and the view keeps his attention until we land. He always lets me have the window seat but this time I didn’t allow him to be as selfless. After flying through layers and…

My alarm clock went off at 4:30 am this morning and I immediately shot up out of bed. The day has come! It’s finally time for our Ireland Honeymoon… only two years later. It’s not to say we haven’t traveled since we got married. But we haven’t been to Ireland, our…