It’s Friday May 27th and that means that today, Robyn and I are heading across the Atlantic Ocean.  We’re flying out of Buffalo instead of Toronto so we can save a few bucks.  Actually it’s more like just over a thousand bucks.  From Buffalo we take a short flight to Boston and then on To Dublin, Ireland.  Neither of us have ever been to Ireland and we’re looking forward to it.  I just wish we could go for longer than 9 days.  I know we’re going to be trying to pack in more than we should in that period.  I just hope we don’t regret moving so quickly in a country that’s known for taking it easy.

Our arrival in Dublin falls between 2 of the highest profile events in a long time in Ireland.  The Queen of England is departing today, and Barack Obama will be arriving at the end of this weekend.  I can only imagine what security is going to be like.

This will also be my first time driving on the left side of the road, and right side of the car, so keep checking back for some car accident photos.  I must admit, I’m quite nervous about that part of the trip.  I also hope that the added security in Dublin doesn’t mean too many detours.  We arrive early Saturday morning, but have decided not to get the car until Sunday morning as we’ll be jet lagged and I don’t want to be a tired driver.

Our plan is to drive from place to place, stopping along the way for adventures.  We’ll be starting in Dublin then staying in Clifden, Doolin, Killarney, Tramore, Wicklow and then back to Dublin.

If anyone has been to Ireland and would like to suggest any places we should go along that route, please, leave a comment and let me know.

Keep coming back for updates on our trip.  I hope to end each day with a quick blog post and hopefully some photos from the day, but there’s no guarantee as we might be out enjoying the beauty of the country or maybe some music at some local pubs.

I’ll leave you with a photo from my trip to Newfoundland, on the ‘Irish Loop’ that looks an awful lot like THIS photo I found while looking up info on Ireland.

Enjoy!!!

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