Ireland Trip

Most of you probably know that my dad took my family on a week long trip to Ireland this month. The next few posts will be devoted to details of the most amazing adventure of my life!

First of all, a large bunch of us left together from our local airport, and were planning to meet the parents and two of our siblings in the Charlotte airport during our layover. We would then fly on to Dublin together. This, unfortunately, did not happen. Their flight was delayed, and while we all made it to Dublin that night, the four of them had to wait for the next day. This made us all sad, but they had a mini-vacation in Chicago, as that was where they were sent to await their flight.

We arrived on Sunday morning at about 7 AM Dublin time. After getting through customs and waiting for our bags, we met a bus driver who was there to pick us up. It was very fun to see someone holding a sign with out last name at the airport :)

The drive out to Dalkey would normally have taken an hour or more, but with it being Sunday morning, and our bus driver's apparent lack of fear, we made it in much less time. We rested a little in the morning, and had a good look around our historic lodge and its surrounding grounds. Then the jet lag hit. Everyone was so tired, and we agreed to have an early dinner/late lunch at 4 O'Clock. The trouble was filling the time before that. We wandered around Dalkey, but it is a small village and it took little time to discover everything. We walked quite a while until we hit the shore and spent some time watching the birds and seals. Still exhausted, we finally made it to dinner. Rachel and I were probably the worst off, or at least showing it the worst. We made quick work of our dinner and headed back to the Lodge. I don't think any of us made it much past 7:00 before we hit the sack. I barely remember that day...except that there was still light streaming through the windows when I fell asleep.

Turns out, this was a bad idea, because I woke up around 3 AM the next morning.


For Monday's adventures, stay tuned!