slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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Mary at Asgard House really took care of us. At this point I was overwhelmed and exhausted, and faced with way more choices of what to do with our one day in the area than I could handle. After serving us a terrific breakfast in her lovely sunroom, Mary called Galway Bus Tours and had…
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We headed for the Conor Pass, which is the highest mountain pass in Ireland, and we soon had to stop for me to take some Dramamine. Thank God no buses or large trucks were allowed on this road, since its curvy stone wall and cliff lined roads barely provided enough room for two small cars…
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After breakfast and one more cliffside stroll we headed into Dingle. We were both eager to find some art galleries and in particular I wanted to go to tapestry weaver Lisbeth Mulcahy’s studio and shop. She was out of town, but I was able to take a photo of her studio. We bought some small…
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Our place to stay on the Dingle Peninsula was Gorman’s Clifftop House in Ballydavid. When we arrived, there was a peat fire in the fireplace and Sandy immediately collapsed for a nap in our beautiful spacious room. I had to get out on those glorious cliffs right in front of us for a walk with…
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The plan was to drive around the Kerry peninsula on the Ring of Kerry on our way to Dingle. Then Sandy turned right when I said left, and there aren’t many good places to turn around. Which was just as well, because the north edge of the Ring of Kerry has beautiful scenery around the…
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Wednesday morning was a big shopping day for us in Kenmare. Sandy bought sweaters and shirts and a handwoven cape and scarf for me in Glenaran Irish Market, silver Celtic knot wedding bands in honor of our 25th wedding anniversary at Finnegan’s Jewelers, books including a field guide to Irish wildflowers at Kenmare Bookshop, and…
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We meandered to the south on Tuesday, nearly a full day of driving. In County Meath close to Newgrange, we stopped at a spinner/weaver’s farm and shop, Boyne Valley Wools. Her work was beautiful and inexpensively priced, and if she had taken credit cards or if I had had cash I would be the proud…
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Photographs from our visit to Brú na Bóinne, the Newgrange and Knowth sites. It was a blustery day and we got cold and wet despite our umbrellas. It taught us to keep our raincoats close at hand in future outings in Ireland. Next post – Tuesday, May 15, 2012: Heading south
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On Monday morning, we had an elegant full Irish breakfast, then caught a taxi to the airport. We meant to take a bus, but a taxi zoomed up to us at the bus stop and offered to take us to the airport for the same fare. The taxi driver talked about the referendum that the…
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After an excellent breakfast at Ariel House, we braved a wicked wind to roam the streets of Temple Bar (very quiet on a Sunday morning, as you might think) and central Dublin until the museums opened that afternoon. A public art show wrapped two sides of the edge of St. Stephen’s Green, where, again, a…
slowly she turned 