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I don’t know to be honest. I’m no expert in aircraft identification. I can tell you that it wasn’t as big as the plane we returned on.

It is a wonderful little airport! We drove from Shannon to Galway when we arrived. We stayed in Galway (3 nights), Dingle (1 night), Killarney (3 nights), Waterford (3 nights) and back in Shannon (1 night).

Leaving Boston on our flight to Shannon, Ireland. We left in the evening and saw the sunset and sunrise during the flight. Leaving…. Sunset….. Sunrise…. Approaching Shannon……

This was somewhere over Greenland. (Paris, France - Chicago, Illinois)

I dread the day that I have to rely on other people to maintain my vehicles. 😒

Anyone around my age will remember this one.

So we met this sheep at Kylemore Abbey, coincidentally the sheep’s name was Kyle. We told him about ourselves and family back home in the states. He wanted to come home with us and was very excited about going on a great adventure and meeting our grandson. He knew that my grandson would be his...

Three. The big case is pretty much empty. It gets used to pack up easily replaced items for the return trip in the event it gets lost. (As it turns out, that big blue case never got on the plane in Paris. It’s still making its way back now.) We have that and three backpacks. (One for each of...

Our rental car was a VW Golf with a 6 speed manual transmission. We had the option for an automatic, but I wanted the manual. This was a great little car, I enjoyed driving it. Even in this car, a lot of the roads were tight fits. There’s a lot of coordination and cooperation between drivers...

A pint of Smithwick’s Irish Ale and a 1/2 pint of Murphy’s. Apparently in some parts of Ireland the drink of choice is Murphy’s over Guinness. I must say, I think I have a slight preference for Murphy’s.

Cheap boat for sale in Galway, Ireland. No deliveries, you must pick up.

Thames (Built by Ford of Britain)