We’re home! Ireland was okay I guess. :P

• Distance driven: 1286km
• Places we stayed: Galway, Doolin, Killarney, Kinsale, Kilkenny, Dublin
• Tiny islands visited: Inis Mór, Inis Oírr
• Pints of Guinness enjoyed by Ed: 14
• Pints of Guinness not enjoyed by Ed: 1
• Sheep storms: 3
• Most types of potato served at one meal: 4
• Caves explored: 1
• Lens caps lost in caves: 1
• Times I heard “Forever in Blue Jeans” by Neil Diamond before I realized it was playing on a loop: 5
• Gaps driven through: Moll’s Gap, the Gap of Dunloe (number 1 favourite good time gap), Sally Gap
• Legit haunted places we stumbled upon: Leamaneh Castle, Derrycunnihy Church
• Bangers eaten: 36
• Primarks visited: 3
• Unsettling things in Kildare: 7
• Gingers ogled: 147
• Faerie villages visited: 1
• Incredibly boring films about Irish wildflowers viewed: .81
• Burger King visits: 5 (they’re the only place in all of Ireland that serves an actual American-style “large” drink)
• Emergency trips to the pharmacy for sticks to pee on: 1
• Statues with comic-book-style boobs that gave me an inferiority complex: 7
• Hidden roads driven down that led to incredible scenary and my favourite place in all of Ireland: 1
• Jaw-dropping, epic vistas: 293

Ugh you guys Ireland was so awesome. The driving tour was better than we hoped: we saw incredible things, like sheep. And .. more sheep. And ridiculous landscapes, rugged mountains, breathtaking valleys, terrifying cliffs, and and and. It was so great. I would highly recommend the trip to anyone (maybe don’t get sick at the end) – we used Discovering Ireland for the arranging, which was frankly brilliant. Every place they booked us into was perfectly located, the rooms ranged from old school to modern but they were all comfortable, and breakfast was included at each location (which went a long way in ensuring we ate reasonably well the entire time).

we joked about this place being haunted when we found it. turns out it totally is. ahhhhhhhhhh

oh what a cute abandoned church we found that is also TOTALLY HAUNTED FOR REALS

this was my favourite place on the entire trip

another view of favourite place

the gap of dunloe was also incredible

sally gap was not too shabby

anyway, here’s wonderwall

Where to next? That is to be decided. The next few months will be dealing with the move, and Ed is going on a man cruise in February. Will I solo travel to Japan? Back to London? Somewhere else entirely? All of the above! I just .. can’t plan anything at the moment, which is frustrating. I should probably sell the condo first. Anyone want to buy a condo? I’ll throw in a free coffee table!

Okay, back to work and daydreaming.