Feb 2021
Hello
Retirement Update
It's been 2 and a half hears since I officially retired. It's nice to be wanted and missed! I can't ...
Monarch Rescue
Many of the Monarch caterpillars that are roaming our milkweed plants have been parasitized by the tachynid ...
Found Murphys!
Auld Dubliner Irish Pub in Long Beach has Murphy's Stought! In the southern part of Ireland, Murphy's ...
Hayley and John Wedding
On Friday, May 3rd, John and Hayley got married. The wedding was held on the beach at Bolsa Chica State ...
Day Eleven – Homeward Bound
Up at 7:30, ready to go by 9:00. Had previously checked in to flight online and had Hotel reception ...
Day Ten – Hop On, Hop Off Tour
Left the hotel around 12:00 to take a tour on the "Hop on - Hop off" bus. Got off the bus around 1:30 ...
Day Nine – Trinity College, Book of Kells, St. Stephen’s Green
Up late and off to Starbucks for decent coffee and a little bite. However, the filtered coffee they ...
Day Eight – The Oldest Pub in the World – Dublin
Left Glenlo Abbey at 9:30 and drove to the docks district of Galway which is part of the old walled ...
Day Seven – The Cliffs of Moher, Gallway and Glenlo Abbey
Left Hotel around 10:30. Visited Kerry Woolen Mills. Drove to Tarbert and took the 12:30 Ferry to Killimer ...
Day Six – The Ring of Kerry, Skelligs Chocolate
First morning in Killarney. Left at 10:20 am down the south coast of the peninsula and had lunch around ...
Day Five – To Killarney, Sheepherding, Muckross House
After breakfast in the hotel, left for Killarny. Arrived at Muckross House and Gardens around 12:30 ...
Day Four – Blackrock Castle, Vertigo
The Irish Daylight savings time kicked and we lost an hour today. Didn't matter too much to me because ...
Day Three – Cobh
Arrived in Cobh (pronounced like cove) around 11:30 Attended the Titanic Experience tour Lunch at 1:30 ...
Day Two – Cork and Blarney Castle
Friday, 3/29/19 Got up around 8:00 and had our first continental breakfast in the Riverview restaurant ...