April 30, 2024 After a walk about in the misty rain our horse drawn carriage arrived to pick us up for the trip to Ross castle. Yes, I practiced my royal wave!!! A Jaunting car is a traditional Killarney mode of transport and uses Irish Clydesdale horses. Our jaunting car ride through the park ended …
April 29, 2024 The day started off with lots of rain and I was concerned that it was going to be a challenging day but shortly the rained stopped and I was able to do a bit of a walk about around Cork. Our hotel was located on the river so I walked the path …
April 28,2024 Another sunny day in Northern Ireland!! Today we are headed to Hillsborough Castle, an official government residence and the spot where the royal family resides while visiting Northern Ireland. We had a guided tour of several rooms in the castle including the entry, dining room, reception room including the thrones and the sitting …
April 28, 2024 Sunrise over Belfast started an awesome day of adventuring!!! First an early morning walk about in the city centre to experience the city without all the people. I love walking around in the quiet of the morning! The gates to city hall were just opened as I walked by and I got …
April 26.2024 I went for an early morning walk about in the city center to catch the sunrise and to say goodby to Scotland. We leave for Ireland today and I am a bit sad to leave incredible Scotland but am looking forward to Ireland! We are off to Cainryan on the coast to catch …
April 25, 2024 Today’s adventure began with a 6:30am start as we boarded our coach with our breakfast in a bag to head to the train station on our way to Glasgow. We joined the wonderful West Highland Line for a journey to the vibrant city of Glasgow, a scenic rail adventure that took us …
April 24, 2024 We are blessed today with spectacular weather!!!! The sun is shinning so it’s summer in Scotland!! Our first stop was at the ruins of Urquhart Castle. Having gotten our castle fix for the day we headed off to Mallaig, a quaint fishing village for a walk around and lunch before boarding the …
April 23, 2024 After watching a spectacular sunrise over the Loch Ness I went on a walk about in search of Nessie the Loch Ness monster. The shores of the loch are in full bloom on this beautiful morning. Our hotel is nestled in the mountain above. I rounded a corner and what did I …
April 22, 2024 Today is a travel day as we take the train from Edinburgh to Inverness in the highlands. As we approached Inverness the landscape change from rolling green hill with lots of sheep to steep cliffs. The train was moving fast so the pictures I took were blurry….sorry!!! Inverness, a city nestled at …
April 21.2024 Winter has returned! The locals will tell you that Scotland has two seasons, winter and summer (any day the sun comes out) and they can happen any day of the year and sometimes in the same day. Today I am headed out to spend a day experiencing the natural beauty of Loch …
