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Bringing Mario the cockerel to his new Newcastle home. An old family friend admired it, so I got it for her garden.

Honored my Mum’s memory with a cuppa and cream cake in Fenwick’s department store, Newcastle. She loved to go there.

At Dublin Airport waiting for a flight to Newcastle upon Tyne, England: my home town.

Posted a few statistics about our trip to Ireland.

Unlike O’Hare no signs at Dublin Airport telling you to keep your feet off the furniture.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. Today we went down the checklist of Dublin’s tourist hotspots.

Finally the mists have lifted, and we get to see The Mournes from our friends’ home where we are staying tonight.

Relaxed here, back at the B&B after walking the high moors in the mist to the top of Slieve Commedagh (The Mournes).

The trail progressively revealed itself through mist as we headed to the highest point in N. Ireland, Slieve Donard.

At the end of today’s walk: bright sunshine, mist rolling down from the Mourne Mountains onto Newcastle, County Down.

Today: a train and two buses to Newcastle (Northern Ireland) where we’ll hike The Mournes.

Urban day: explored the city of Galway. Good Mediterranean dinner, reflecting local Spanish connections.

Walked a variety of trails as we headed to the edge of The Burren, and Ballyvaughan for the night.

We’re in Fanore, The Burren, but I keep thinking I’m in Hawaii: beautiful sunsets, tropical plants, dramatic scenery.

We walked a loop on good, quiet trails across The Burren, returning to Fanore. The weather has been fine for a week.

We continued walking through The Burren until we reached Fanore for the night.