Add maps for each day
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## Oh, I'm soooo elegant!
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{{< image src="/img/map-day10.png" width="400px" float="right">}}
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This morning we woke up at our Radison Blu hotel in Cork, feeling somewhat .. strange. A feeling of shortspokenness came upon us. Our
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breakfast was consumed at high prices and low enjoyment value. Something was wrong, but we couldn't put our finger on it. We felt somehow
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in-eloquent and this needed to be addressed. A sudden feeling of guilt and humility came over us. What were to happen in this state of mind?
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## Dubbin' in Dublin
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{{< image src="/img/map-day11.png" width="400px" float="right">}}
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Our last day on the Irish isle was planned to be spent in Dublin. However, since we missed Newgrange yesterday, we'll try that again today.
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Sure, it means paying twice for all those toll roads and more driving around but what is a roadtrip if you're not driving?
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## Cymru
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{{< image src="/img/map-day12.png" width="400px" float="right">}}
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There's a funny thing about Welsh. It seems most words in this language have at least one of 'c', 'w', 'y' or 'll'. Some words are just
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(seemingly) random permutations of these four options. And we figure the remaining words are borrowed from foreign languages or something. I
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mean, who comes up with a town name like 'Mawddwy' and how on earth do you pronounce that ? Or, worse still,
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## The Big Pit
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{{< image src="/img/map-day13.png" width="400px" float="right">}}
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Waking up in our separate Dragon Inn hotel rooms in Crickhowell is less of a silent blessing than we may have hoped. The snoring or
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showering noises are replaced with the clattering of another downpour and the local traffic. As agreed, we're in the hotel restaurant at
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8:30 for some breakfast. I sample the traditional Welsh breakfast (which includes 'laver bread' and 'glamorgan sausage') and Pim has the
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## Summer solstice
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{{< image src="/img/map-day14.png" width="400px" float="right">}}
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For quite a few years already, summer solstice has been happening on either June 20th or June 21st (usually the 21st). In fact, it is
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believed that somewhere between 4000 and 5000 years ago people already knew about this event (see also our post about the Newgrange and
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Knowth visit, a couple of days ago). Not too long after Newgrange and Knowth were constructed, some ancient guys in prehistoric England
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On to Scotland!
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{{< image src="/img/map-day3.png" width="300px" float="right">}}
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So, Doncaster is nice and all, there's uhm .. "food", sort of a bed, uhm. Yeah. Let's get rollin'! Onwards, to Scotland! We get up around
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8, I hit the shower (careful not to bump my head against the showerhead) and go for some breakfast. We've already lowered our expectations,
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so we'll be OK. With some calories down the hatch, we quickly jump in the car and program the car for Scotland. Only 240 miles, a piece of
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of postcards and stamps are acquired, souvenirs are checked but dismissed, sights are seen: true tourists! Before we know it, it's time to
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head back to our car (hoping we can still find it). Time for more hip hop!
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{{< image src="/img/map-day3.png" width="600px" >}}
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Before we know it, we're in Livingston at the Travelodge hotel. There's still some time left, the sun is still out, so after checking in to
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the hotel (with Rachel, who has a true Scottish accent!), we decide to drive around with the RC car a bit more. There's a really nice field,
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## Glenmorangie and Nessie
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{{< image src="/img/map-day4.png" width="300px" float="right">}}
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Our departure from Livingston was smooth. We got up at around 8am, and after the customary showering ritual, we went to the Mall to handle
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some errands - specifically we needed some more fruit and good stuff for the road ahead of us, and I wanted to top up the SIM card I
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borrowed from Todd, so that we could Inter the Nets en route.
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## Polenta!
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{{< image src="/img/map-day5.png" width="300px" float="right">}}
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While walking through Oban, I remembered what that dish was that Pim got with his sea bass during dinner last night: Polenta!
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Just thought I'd share that with you really quickly while we drive from Oban to Cairnryan...
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## Eire
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{{< image src="/img/map-day6.png" width="400px" float="right">}}
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Yesterday morning, we got up really (really) early. Way too early, if you ask me. If you ask Pim too. Even if you ask Stena Line: when we
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got to the dock, we had to wait for 45 minutes before we could board. Luckily, boarding went a lot easier than on the chunnel - a lot more
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room for maneuvering. We parked the car and went to the on board restaurant for some much needed breakfast. The food was meh, but it'd last
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## Rain, rain, go away!
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{{< image src="/img/map-day7.png" width="400px" float="right">}}
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There's something strange about Ireland. Yes, it rains, but this is a stereotype that I do not wish to enforce. Unfortunately, one does not
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always get what one wishes for.
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instead drove up to the dam. Many sheep again, we took some pictures, otherwise just retreated back inland where the wind was not so
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ferocious and the water not quite as wet.
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We had some lunch at a roadside place called Ostan Oiliann [www.achillislandhotel.com]. Somewhat excessive again, I had a vegetable soup and
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We had some lunch at a roadside place called [Ostan Oiliann](www.achillislandhotel.com). Somewhat excessive again, I had a vegetable soup and
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Paul and I both had a steak sandwich [which were actually two steaks on a garlic baguette with mushrooms and onions, and fries, and
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coleslaw, and a salad]. I felt stuffed like a turkey, so I snoozed a bit while Paul drove onwards to Galway. We had booked a cozy B&B again,
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Summerville, and it's just outside of the city, overlooking the Galway bay. Really nice house this time, friendly folks who let us in and
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## The watery ring of Kerry
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{{< image src="/img/map-day9.png" width="400px" float="right">}}
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Oh, Ireland. Such diverse weather! A slight drizzle, standard rain, rain with wind, heavy showers .. and this is
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just in one day! When we got up this morning, it was actually almost dry. After a bit of a disappointing breakfast we decide to visit the
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Ross Castle (Caisleán an Rois in Irish) on the shores of Lough Leane. We're there before they open up, so we seek shelter from the rain
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