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Back in 1998 our son Dave was a part of an archeological geophysical survey project here at Monasterboice, the site of a 5th Century monastery founded by St. Buithe. The tower here predates 1097 and the church ruins are 14th Century. The cemetery was established in...
The Frank Delaney book, Ireland, A Novel opens with a traditional Irish storyteller's tale of "The Architect of Newgrange" inspired us to want to start our journey through Ireland with a visit to this 5,200 year old Neolithic monument to the ancestors. What we didn't...
After successfully surviving the trans-Atlantic flight in tourist class, making our way through Irish Immigration, and procuring a rental car complete with a wifi hotspot, we headed out on our first day of exploring the countryside. Our plan is to carry enough food...
The four of us are finally aboard our Chicago to Dublin flight. We've had our challenges with seat assignments and boarding passes not to mention a delayed flight out of DFW that had us sprinting through O'Hare airport. Then three of us were seated in Row 26 in three...
There's something infectious about our excitement and something incredible about a new babe. We met Kim and her young son while in the TSA line at DFW. At 11 weeks, today's flight will be Gunner's eighth! Such is the life of a son of an American Airlines employee. The...
To celebrate his 90th Birthday our Dad and Alice flew to Dublin and did a wonderful week long trip through the Irish countryside then began hatching plans for a return trip the following year. Then things changed and Dad extracted a promise from his daughters that...
The trials and tribulations of today's travel and tying things up prior to departure are behind us. We four sisters gathered for a bit of wine, a simple salad and an opportunity to pore over the map of Ireland and delight in our plans for the coming week! Now we need...
So according to the plan we got up at 4:30AM in order to get to AVL, the Asheville NC airport, for a 7:30AM flight only to learn the flight had been delayed and would arrive four minutes after Karen's connecting flight is scheduled to depart Atlanta. We then proceeded...
There's something special about a mid-winter break. Yes, winter is a lovely time to be at our mountain house. We enjoy the quiet, the lovely scenery of our dormant woods whether blanketed in snow or basking in sunlight. It's a good time to catch up with local friends...
She's Freedom of the Seas and on our sailing out of Port Everglades transported somewhere around 4200 passengers on a week long adventure into the Caribbean Sea. Yes, some of us had misadventures even getting to the ship and Carol didn't even catch up to us until...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Our short visit to Njardarheimr gave us insight into life in 11th Century Norway and educated us on the role of “Vikings” within the Norse community of the time.
A stop at Ålesund at the entrance to Geiranger Fjord gave us a glimpse into life in and the history of a coastal city in Norway.
After a few days of exploration in the realm of the Arctic Circle, we aboard the Jewel of the Seas celebrated with a Blue Nose Ceremony and will receive Arctic Crossing Certificates!