The river Corrib
Well the trip is coming to an end. We asked for an early (8 am) breakfast so we could get on the road from Galway to Dublin. The rental car had to be returned by 11:30 and the drive is 2 1/4 hours. We made good time getting out of Galway and on the N6 all the way to Dublin and should have had the car back one hour early. Unfortunately, when we got into Dublin the GPS went berserk and decided not to tell us where the Hertz return was. It took us to an intersection about two blocks away and said we had arrived at our destination. We drove around and around Dublin city center trying to find it until I finally pulled up on the sidewalk (there's no place to park) and Jo Anne asked a young man if he knew. He pulled out his phone and looked it up. We were three blocks from there but it took us another 15 minutes due to traffic. We had 11 minutes to spare. Whew! Getting out of that car was such a relief. It was even better than when you check your bag at the airport and don't have to lug it around anymore. I felt free as a bird.
Downtown Dublin
Shopping in Dublin
The river Liffey
Sweet potato and red pepper soup for lunch
and amazing gelato for dessert
Getting charged for the trip home, if only we had another two plugs.
The Gresham Hotel
We tried to get tickets to a traditional Irish dancers dinner show tonight but they were all sold out. It would have been a great ending to our trip ànd we were really bummed about not getting to go.
Instead, we had Beshoff fish and chips - supposed to be the best in Dublin. It was pretty tasty.
We have a 5 am pick up in the morning to take us to the airport. It will be a long trip home but it has truly been an epic journey.
Some stats for your reading pleasure:
132.4 miles walked
324,789 steps taken
5 trains
5 buses
5 taxis
3 flights
3 countries
4 hotel/Inns
9 B&B's
1,073 km driven
6 sticky toffee puddings
and 1,741 pictures taken
Thank you for following along with us!
As the Psalmist said, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters, He restores my soul...my cup overflows"
We have undoubtedly experienced His green pastures, still waters and soul restoration over the last 16 days, and I am so blessed to have been able to share it with my sister. We have laughed, cried, broken into song, ached, reminisced and survived my Ireland driving. We will share these memories forever, and my cup overflows with the power and majesty of His creation.
"Before the mountains were born, or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting, you are God." Psalms 90:2
