happy (belated, kind of) birthday to me!

yesterday was my birthday, and it was certainly…different.  i worked in the morning, we had a tasty sushi lunch, and later in the day i went to rehearsal.  no cake at all!  but that’s ok, because cake is going to happen later. maybe i’ve mentioned it...

Thursday, August 20th – a looooong hike up…

we started our morning at the charming Riversdale House B&B, happy that there would be no driving at all today.  instead, we’d be doing a lot of hiking.  the weather looked a little gloomy, but that was OK.  kevin had healthy oatmeal… but i opted for a...

Wednesday, August 19th – first day in Ireland

we started our day with a delicious breakfast at the charming Archways B&B, conveniently located right up the road from Rosslare Harbour. they have their own animals and garden and everything, so it’s all homemade.  i had both black and white pudding, a...

video from Tuesday, August 18th

lots of travel today, from St. David’s to Marloes by bus, from Marloes to Pembroke Dock by car, by ferry across to Rosslare Harbour, Ireland, and then one more rental car. to our B&B.      

Sailing from Wales to Ireland, Tuesday, August 18th

once i came back inside on the Irish Ferry, there was a four-hour ride ahead of us,  so i decided to run all around looking at things.  it’s funny, because it was a large ship, but nothing like the grand Queen Mary 2. This is an historic moment, because kevin is...

one more day of hiking

as i said, we didn’t intend to hike much on thursday because we were a little beat from wednesday. we drove over to the parking lot for st. louis canyon, so we didn’t have to hike over there. it looked like the canyon was right off the parking lot.  but...