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Ireland 2026 – Limerick, Part Three
April 4 – 7 We arrived in the small town of Doolin and first followed the GPS directions to the trailhead, up a steep bit of road and when we arrived, determined there was no parking and so returned to town and instead found parking in the designated lot there. We walked about a bit […]
Ireland 2026 – Limerick, Part Two
April 4 – 7 A block or so from the castle we found ourselves entering Treaty City Brewery, which boasts of having “Limerick’s Greatest Toastie” and indeed we would put this claim to the test. Along with a round of drinks (beers, tea and coffees) we did get one of the sandwiches to split and […]
Ireland 2026 – Limerick, Part One
April 4 – 7 Joanna and I hit the breakfast buffet again as it would be a longish day of travel, first for Kris and Marty needing to fetch their individual rental cars (Marty’s included in his tour fee) and then by late morning, loading both vehicles with passengers and luggage (small cars required strategic […]
Ireland 2026 – Dublin, Part Two
April 1 – 3 Joanna and I hit the substantial breakfast buffet the next morning (our travel partners typically don’t eat breakfast first thing) and soon gathered with the others to take off for a morning of walking and sightseeing. One of the first things we spotted on O’Connell Street was the Spire, a large, […]
Ireland 2026 – Dublin, Part One
April 1 – 3 As the first of the year rolled around, people asked us what our travel plans for the year were and for the first time in recent memory we had to reply that we didn’t have any son the books. Having done a two-month international journey in 2025 we weren’t likely to […]
Yosemite 2026
January 27 – February 1 A few weeks later we took off for Yosemite for the fourth year in a row, taking advantage of the same deal as before, buy two nights lodging and get a third night free. This would reduce our cost for staying at the Lodge to $180 a night versus a […]
Adventure Cycling Association 50th Anniversary Celebration
January 7 – 12 We’ve been members of Adventure Cycling for many years, having done five cycling tours with them and even became life members as we support their mission to inspire, empower, and connect people to travel by bicycle. This non-profit though has gone through a rough financial patch recently, the result of a evolving […]
North Carolina Fall and Cisco Fest 2025, Part Two
October 23 – November 9 We’d have just one night with Ann and Rendy and so a quick drink after our arrival set us up for dinner at a local favorite Ridge Shrimp and Oyster. It’s a single store wide location that doesn’t take reservations and so, it not being Tuesday Shrimp Night) we were […]
North Carolina Fall and Cisco Fest 2025, Part One
October 23 – November 9 Later in the fall we embarked on one or our usual runs to North Carolina to visit friends and family, starting in Raleigh and ending in Charlotte. As with prior trips here, we generally don’t do a lot of sightseeing and so posts in the past tend to just feature […]
West Coast Summer 2025, Part Three
July and August 2025 Today’s ride, the second of the tour would be a hard one, climbing to the top of the McKenzie Pass and its summit at 5,200 feet, with1,800 of that to come in just ten miles. It was another warm day, but an early start helped to mitigate some of it as […]
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