Ginger count for the day: 2 super gingers and three regular gingers Agenda for the day: Rock of Cashel, Cork So Dani and I drug ourselves out of bed at 11:00 or so, effectively missing our breakfast and confusing our (maybe just my) circadian rhythm for the day. We got a taxi to the airportContinue reading “Ireland Day 4”
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Ireland Day 3
Total ginger count for the day: 5 super gingers and 14 regular gingers. The day’s agenda: Powerscourt house and gardens, Glendalough National Park, with our own chauffeur/guide. Our chauffeur was named John, and he was super awesome! He was very knowledgeable about the areas we were visiting, super gentlemanly, and very personable. He was alsoContinue reading “Ireland Day 3”
Ireland Day 2
We survived day 1! Granted, we were a little (okay, a lot) tired, but we still had fun adventures. We decided we would wake up at 08:00 since our tour started at 10:00. Well, Dani’s alarm went off at 8, but we didn’t drag our sorry selves out of bed until 09:30 or so. AfterContinue reading “Ireland Day 2”
Ireland Day 1 and 1/2
Time to put my travel pants back on! After a hectic summer, Dani and I are finally checking a big trip off our bucket lists- traveling to the land of the leprechauns, whiskey, and Guinness! I am ever so grateful to have this once in a lifetime opportunity, and super excited to share this adventureContinue reading “Ireland Day 1 and 1/2”
Iceland Day 5
*Adele voice* Hello from the other siiiiiiiiidddeeeeeeee (I may have wanted to do that this entire time) Hot springs and waterfalls and geysers and glaciers, oh my! Today we went on the “Golden Circle” tour. And…oh my gosh it was incredible — a truly perfect way to spend our last day here in beautiful Iceland.Continue reading “Iceland Day 5”
Iceland Day 4
Hello Again! Today I did not make any entries in my trip journal as I anticipated riding on the back of an Icelandic horse for most of the day. Well…when I went out front of the hostel this morning to wait for the ride to the stable I stood by this obnoxious red mailbox. AndContinue reading “Iceland Day 4”
Iceland Day 3
Hi Wonderful People! So today the weather here in Reykjavik was overcast, chilly, and very blustery. But it didn’t keep Madre and me from exploring! We had a pretty laid back day, only walking about eight miles to tour the island of Videy (it has a weird d thingy that makes the pronunciation more likeContinue reading “Iceland Day 3”
