Pre-Ireland Post

So much for those little weekend getaways - it is time for the Big Kahuna! Ireland approaches quickly, very quickly. I feel as though we are unprepared, but in a way that's going to be part of the fun. We have passports & credit cards is what I keep telling my friends - what more should we need? We do have slightly more than that though - we have secured a B&B for our first evening in Dublin & we do plan to rent a car before leaving. So, we're set! :-)

The plans to date:

- drive to Tulsa Thursday - fly out at 12:30 - stop in Chicago - arrive Dublin Nov. 20 @ 7:20am

- Day 1 sightsee in Dublin - Guiness Brewery, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Trinity College, Temple Bar, etc. - basically hit some touristy spots and see what Dublin is all about - we'll spend that night at Harrington Hall B&B

- Day 2 I think we will head north - we'll probably stop a few places along the way (maybe Newgrange), but the ultimate goal is Giant's Causeway area

- Day 4 or 5ish we'll head to the Galway area - check out the sites there

- Day 6 or 7ish we'll head towards to the Wicklow Mountains - the time we spend here will probably depend on weather a bit

- Day 8 or 9ish - head back to Dublin

- Day 10 - fly home

How's that for an itinerary that's really full of not much of anything and please note it is all subject to change in a moments notice. :-)

If we love something we will spend more time, if it's not what we expected we will spend less. Given our tastes for other things we don't think Dublin is going to be our favorite part of the trip, but if we are mistaken we will head back there early and spend more time before we fly out - just as an example.

I do plan to journal our trip throughly - for my own memory as well as info for friends who are thinking about making the trek someday. We'll see how well I do. I have already neglected to document our last trip to San Francisco and our trip to Chicago (except the marathon part). This is different though - this is 12 days in a row (including travel days) that I will be off of work and technically ON VACATION! :-)