Add maps for each day

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## Oh, I'm soooo elegant!
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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
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
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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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.
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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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
(seemingly) random permutations of these four options. And we figure the remaining words are borrowed from foreign languages or something. I
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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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
showering noises are replaced with the clattering of another downpour and the local traffic. As agreed, we're in the hotel restaurant at
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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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
believed that somewhere between 4000 and 5000 years ago people already knew about this event (see also our post about the Newgrange and
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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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
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,
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
head back to our car (hoping we can still find it). Time for more hip hop!
{{< image src="/img/map-day3.png" width="600px" >}}
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
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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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
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
borrowed from Todd, so that we could Inter the Nets en route.

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## Polenta!
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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!
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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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
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
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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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
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
ferocious and the water not quite as wet.
We had some lunch at a roadside place called Ostan Oiliann [www.achillislandhotel.com]. Somewhat excessive again, I had a vegetable soup and
We had some lunch at a roadside place called [Ostan Oiliann](www.achillislandhotel.com). Somewhat excessive again, I had a vegetable soup and
Paul and I both had a steak sandwich [which were actually two steaks on a garlic baguette with mushrooms and onions, and fries, and
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,
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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Oh, Ireland. Such diverse weather! A slight drizzle, standard rain, rain with wind, heavy showers .. and this is
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
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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