Today was characterized by several good decisions followed by a bad one follow by tears and relief.  I woke up around one this afternoon because of how late I stayed up last night and also because I’m a little sick. No cough or anything, but my throat is sore and my lets hurt from all…

This morning I slept in until eleven. It was wonderful. Even after that coffee and tea last night I somehow managed to sleep like a rock. The free breakfast at the hostel was amazing, though. A scone and tea.  I headed out to Dingle on the 11:30 bus and got there at about 1. It…

Here are some pictures from my bus ride to Cork, and then Cork, and then to Tralee.  Cork: On the way to Tralee:  We arrived in Tralee later than I wanted to so I didn’t get to go to Dingle today like I planned. I’m meeting a couchsurfer there and hiking the Slead Head (or…

Yesterday was basically perfect. First I walked more around town and had some local produce for lunch, and then Andy called me up and invited me to go wall rock climbing or whatever it’s called. I think he called it bouldering? I wasn’t really keen on the idea, but I thought, “We’ll, the worst that…

DUBLIN IS AMAZING After breakfast I called up my host for tonight, Thiago, and key for directions how to get to his house. Long story short, I got lost, took the wrong bus, and went over a mile too far on the bus I wasn’t supposed to take. At that point, I gave up and…