Day 17 - Edinburgh To Dublin Travel Day

We are in Dublin tonight at a hotel near the airport.  We were fortunate to get an early check-in around 1:30, and spent the better part of the afternoon in our room watching Irish Hurling (very cool sport!) and dozing.  Around 5:00 we headed out to find a book store for Jojo, and a spot for our last dinner of the trip together.  Jojo got a good crime novel for the trip home - if it lasts that long… 🤣 We found a sweet spot for dinner called The Old Schoolhouse.  It was a classic multi-room pub/restaurant with lots of character and atmosphere.  What did we have for our last meal - fish and chips, of course!!!

The Last Supper 😂

We are now back at the hotel cleaning up, repacking our bags, and preparing for travel day tomorrow.  We should get to bed at a good time, but only after watching a few more episodes of trivia on The Chase!!

Last day of the trip - what can we say….

Favourite Town Visited:

JM - Doolin

Jojo - Belfast

Favourite Activity:

JM - Lawn Bowling in Scone with Joyce and Allan

Jojo - Walking to the summit point in Dingle Bay

Best Meal:

JM - Fish and chips at McDermott’s Pub in Doolin

Jojo - Fish and chips at The Friary

Best Drink:

JM - Thistly Cross cider at The Oxford with Jojo

Jojo - Stonewell Cider in Doolin

Would we come back:

JM - Yes

Jojo - Definitely!

What would we definitely do again:

JM - Walk the Cliffs of Moher, Hop-On-Hop-Offs

Jojo - Explore more of the Dingle Peninsula (smaller towns)

What would we do differently:

JM - Smaller towns, go to a Hurling match

Jojo - More hiking and biking in the countryside

What we are looking forward to most when we get home:

JM - Morning tea/coffee with Mandy, in my PJs and my slippers!

Jojo - A slow cup of coffee!

Although we have listed some favourites above, we both agree that all of the other locations and activities were not second-best.  I think we would both say it has been a trip of a lifetime, with so many good memories.  The food and drink were amazing, the scenery was spectacular, and the experiences were unforgettable.  We had a lot of laughs and good conversations along the way.  The people here have been very kind and friendly to us (except for the yelly bus driver 😡), and we were both thankful for all of them.

I guess that’s it for this trip.  Thanks to those of you who followed along, we really appreciated it.  It was fun to share with you.  I hope you enjoyed reading our blogs as much as we enjoyed putting them together!  Slán!!