Tag: From the Field
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Off We Go — Farewell to Erin
Out of money and out of time, so I suppose that’s it for our Ireland trip. We’re on the way to catch the bus to the airport. As the days go on, we’ll get some more photos up, and I’ll consolidate some of the adventures into feature articles, embellished with gory details and such. Next…
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Back in Dublin
Lounging in the Library Bar back at the Central Hotel after a quick bus and train from Doolin. Pretty cool, though…the hotel staff recognized us as we came staggering through the door. We felt a bit forlorn at leaving the Twin Peaks B & B, as Sinéad and Pascal were great hosts for five nights.…
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Days of Doolin — Day Five: The Burren
The Burren…it’s a Tolkein-esque name for an amazing area of western Ireland south of Galway and our area of interest for today, kids. Geologically, it’s a large area of limestone exposed during glacial activity of the Ice Age that had scraped away the top layers of sedimentary rock. As the eons passed, the weak acids…
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Days of Doolin, Day Two
Or, How What Was Supposed to Be a Relaxing Layaround Day Wasn’t First off, be aware that any decision to visit the Aran Islands is a commitment to a major, all-day undertaking. Second, if Miss Fish repeats a desire often enough throughout a trip, it tends to materialize at some point. Yesterday, we had taken…
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Days of Doolin, Day One
After seeing the doc in Limerick, we finally caught the bus to Doolin. All the other riders got off in Ennis, Ennistymon, Lahinch, and Lisdoonvarna, leaving us alone on the bus. At our stop, our B & B host was waiting for us at the stop to drive us the one remaining block to the…
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“Take four a day and have a lovely holiday…”
Sometimes, ya just gotta throw in the towel and see the doc. After transient chills, hot spells, night sweats last night and the pain in my ear spreading to my throat over the last hour on the bus, we opted to find a local doctor in Limerick. We didn’t decide right away; we were walking…
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Off we go — Tralee to Doolin
Fareewell to the Dingle Peninsula, thanks to the crud, which I’m sure I caught from a girl in the next cubicle over at the Dingle internet cafe. She sounded like she was dying of plague, tuberculosis, and dysentery of the nose all at the same time. She couldn’t use a tissue or even cover her…
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Bummer, dude…
Well, Some Guy ran a fever last night and is still feeling kinda punky. To play it safe, we’re coming off the trail and heading back to Tralee. We might be back in a couple of days to finish, as we were really looking forward to the fourteen mile beach walk. For now, we’ll see…
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Made It Over Brandon Mountain
Heck of a walk for such a low-mileage day. We got a warm send-off from the innkeeper at the very comfortable and homelike An Bothar guesthouse near Ballyknockane. Last night was pleasant and warm, with long discussions in the pub with the innkeeper and his family concerning life here in Ireland and in the USA.…
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Off We Go — Ballycurrane to Cloghane
After a pleasant evening sitting in the only pub in the village, we’re starting the toughest leg of the trip. Today, we go over Mount Brandon, the second highest peak in Ireland. Fortunately, it’s over a pass and not the peak itself, but its still a 760m (2490 feet) gain in the first couple of…