Letterkenny including Knock, Slieve League, Mt. Errigal & Glenveagh National Park plus Derry – June 24-26, 2016 Back in the car and headed back East toward northern Ireland, stopping over at the cathedral at Knock along the way…this was the only part of the itineray that Aunt Mo requested, and it was well worth a …
Louisburgh – 6/23/2013
Louisburgh- 6/23/2013 One thing (among many) my Irish friend, Marie, certainly was right about is what a beautiful place we found in her hometown of Louisburgh. We are still travelling North up the Western coast of Ireland, to this stunningly beautiful area of the country. We wished we could have stayed for several days and …
Cliffs of Moher and Bunratty – 6/22/2013
Cliffs of Moher and Bunratty – 6/22/2013 Leaving County Kerry, we headed North up the Western coast to the cliffs of Moher (pronounced More). These cliffs have noteriety of being the tallest sea-cliffs in Europe and they stretch for 5 miles. This attraction is so famous that people come to Ireland just to see …
County Kerry – A guest house in Kenmare and some delightful days
County Kerry, including Blarney, with Aunt Maureen 6/15-21, 2013 After basking in the bliss of having our own private house complete with washer, DRYER, stove, refridgerator, etc. for an entire day (the loads of laundry took 2.5 hours each, and it was a really small washing machine so it literally took all day – …
Cashel and enroute to County Kerry
Cashel, Ireland – 6/14/2013 We left the sunny southern shores of Portugal and arrived in Cork, Ireland, where there was a slight misting outside when we hit the runway. By the time we got our bags and went through passport control, the rain was much more emphatic and blowing sideways. We were undaunted. Of …
Albufeira – 6/12/2013
6/12 & 6/13 – Albufeira Last stop in Portugal – the beach! It was lovely, sunny and warm when we arrived in Albufeira on Portugal’s southern coast in the region they call the Algarve. We took a very nice bus, only a couple of hours from Beja. I had really wanted to find a …
Biking the Alentejo – Elvas to Beja in Six Days
6/6-11/2013 – Biking the Alentejo – Elvas to Vila Vicosa, Estremoz, Evora, Alvito, and Beja by Pedal Power As you may or may not know, Steve and I got on the European bike tour kick four years ago after he read an article about somebody doing a bike tour in France. It sounded fun, so …
To Elvas in the Alentejo with a stop-over in Belmonte
6/4/2013 – To the Alentejo with a stop-over in Belmonte From Guimares, we headed toward the Alentejo region (about 6 hours away) breaking up the drive with a stop-over in the little hill town of Belmonte, where we experienced our first Portuguese Pousada. Pousada’s are government sponsored hotels built in old castles, forts and conventos …
Guimares – 6/3/2013
6/3 – Guimares We drove about an hour Northwest of Porto to discover this little oasis of everything that is calm and good. It is no wonder that Arthur, the owner of Quinta da Cancela is coming up at the top of the trip advisor list even though he has been open just 4 …
Porto – 6/2/2013
6/2/2013 – Porto The guides books and available information do not, in our opinion, give adequate respect to the city of Porto. Although we knew that this town was the major trade route for Portuguese fortified wine (you guessed it, port) to be delivered to the rest of the world by boat, descriptions we read …