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First Full Day In Dingle

2/17/07
We left Chicago on time at 6:00 pm with a full flight, kind of jammed in. The flight was pretty uneventful and we arrived in Dublin on time, but then things slowed down. Apparently there was a connecting flight from Boston that was late due to weather. The weather (ground fog) was a problem at both airports. Finally got to Shannon at 11:00 am. Long drive to Dingle getting used to driving on the left, the "round abouts", the narrow roads and the Irish drivers.

Got to Dingle about 4:30, went to the Internet cafe to email everyone. Haven't gotten a phone yet, maybe tomorrow. Did some shopping so that we could fix dinner and breakfast for today.

We left for our cottage just after dark, which was a mistake! However, after several misses we finally found our new home for the next 10 days. It is a wonderful cottage. More to come in another entry on the Cottage.

After a time of unpacking and fixing dinner it was time to go to bed. We had been up for over 35 hours with only a few cat naps.

While it is February, it is still so green and fairly warm. Daffodils are blooming around our cottage.

We will be sending more in a couple of days.

Having trouble downloading pictures right now, so will be working on this for future blogs.
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connie said…
Glad you arrived safe/sound. Itsounds so pretty..would love to see flowers blooming here! It is 32 now, and to be near 50 by Friday. Have a great time!
February 18, 2007 at 11:39 AM
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