It's hard to believe that May is reaching it's end.....and that means that June is just around the corner! A year ago when the invitation to attend Thelma's wedding in Ireland arrived, it seemed so long away but now that departure day is only about a month away preparations for our upcoming trip will kick into high gear.
There still seems so much to do at work so I'm glad that I took care of most of our travel plans (like booking accomodation) months ago! Getting this blog site set up is one more thing off my 'to do' list.
Our flight departs Vancouver on July 1st but we'll have to leave for Vancouver at least a day ahead so one more week of May and we'll be into our departure month :-) Time to start to get excited!! :-)
I guess the best place to begin this blog is to identify who "we" are and where and why we're off on a little adventure in Ireland.
My name is Lorrie and I'll be travelling with my mom Lorna. One of my brothers, John, will be en route to Dublin a couple of days before us and he'll be travelling with one of his daughters, Hannah. My other brother, Rob, will be on the flight with mom and I and he'll meet up with one of his daughters, Jenna, in Dublin when we land.
We're all making the trip to celebrate the July wedding of one of our Irish cousins, Thelma. Both John and I have been to Ireland before but this will be a first for the rest of our group.
Once we arrive in Dublin, we'll be heading off in three different directions. Each of our mini groups will do their own thing before we all meet again at the family farm in County Monaghan, right at the top of the Irish Republic. Rob and Jenna will be biking around Conamara in County Galway. John and Hannah will explore Dublin before heading directly to the family farm where they'll kick back, spend some time in the pub, and herd a sheep or two as part of the daily farm duties. Mom and I will hit the road in our rental car ..... but I'll leave the specifics of that journey for my subsequent blogs.
So...the flights are booked, the accomodations are confirmed, the car is rented and the plan is in place....all there is left to do now is pack and get excited about another great adventure.
Ireland is an amazing country and I'm looking forward to visiting it again. Not only is it the home of my paternal grandfather but it's also a place where magic still lurks in the corners of castles, where fairies still dance across the green under a veil of mist, and where music and great craic are found in every pub you visit. Oh yes, and I'd be remiss if I didn't add that there is also the occassional mischievious leprachan that will jump out of the bottom of a glass of Guiness as you empty the vessel.
It will be a wonderful trip and a fun one to make with my mom. Till next time......
Lorrie
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