Dingle, March 2026

We finally slowed down. After a hectic few weeks in New York City, London, and Dublin we are finally relaxing. We got to Dingle on Monday and we haven't left town yet. We needed some relaxing days of just walking around a small town, stopping into a few pubs, and just putting our feet up.
Today, Saturday, we are relaxing again and watching the Ireland v. Scotland ruby match. This is the final day and Ireland has an outside chance of taking home the Six Nations Title.
Next week we will be back at it. Tuesday is St. Patrick's Day. We are getting up for the parade that starts at 6:00 am. They march to the church and then take a break for mass. The big parade starts at noon. I am sure the pubs will be slammed, but we didn't want to be in Dublin. It was full of tourists last week. I can only imagine what it will be like on Tuesday.
The rest of the week we will be headed to Cork and driving around the Dingle Peninsula to see the sites. We still have a couple of weeks before Paris, so we will be driving around and seeing the sites now that we have rested up and recovered from being "tourists." The most difficult thing has been explaining to people that we aren't on a vacation. We would be exhausted vacationing for 15 months straight. We are just living in different locations and seeing what there is to see while we are there.
Speaking of locations, we finally locked in next year. We added Spain and took Morocco off the list. We will go there another time, but the flights just weren't working out. The schedule above has been updated.

Dublin, March 2026

As some say, on to the next one. March has arrived, so it was time to head to Ireland. We are almost done with our 8 days wandering around Dublin. We have hit most of the major sites and are ready to hit a smaller village for some down time. The big cities are fun, but it is difficult for me to relax completely with major crowds everywhere.
The week started with a tour of the Guinness Storehouse. If you are a fan of Guinness, it is a must visit. Personally the facility is nice, but we did the connoisseur experience that included a tasting of various expressions of Guinness in a small, private bar. The bartender was very knowledgable and a great host. I still haven't turned Kim into a Guinness fan, but she did seem to like the Guinness West Indies Porter.
We spent the rest of the week wandering around, trying pub food, and drinking my share of Guinness. Yesterday was the tour Kim was most looking forward to, the Book of Kells experience at Trinity College.
With our time in Dublin coming to a close, it is time to have one last pint at O'Connell's and pack our bags. Monday we leave for Dingle!

London, February 2026

New York City was great, but we have been waiting to get to Europe for years. The first couple of days were a little rough with the jet lag, but we pushed through. By pushed through I mean we each got 13 or more hours of sleep the first day.

Since then we have walked all over Zone 1 and mastered our use of the tube. We even took a day to preplan our May trip. We decided we wanted to get a little farther out from Central London and chose Nottinghill as our next stay while we are here.

Wednesday was our first "photography day." We got up before sunrise so we could get some of those golden hour photos. We are a little rusty with our gear, so there were a few hiccups along the way. We will be ready to show London at it's grandest when we return in May.
Thursday was a walk to the Borough Market for lunch. We both got some excellent paella. I added some tiger prawns and Kim had to add the lobster tail.
We grabbed some pastries for breakfast over the next couple of days as well as some cheese and sausage for snacks.
We still have a couple days left before heading to Ireland.
The rest of the week will be some relaxing and packing for the next adventure.