We get up at 6:00 a.m. in the morning and go to a near by car wash and scrub down the whole car … wheel to antenna. Then we head over to the airport to return our amazing car. The rental company checked out how many miles the car was driven. The total was 35,560 miles, and the clerks were pretty…
We wake at 8 a.m. to the captain announcing that the shore is 20 minutes away. Jumping out of bed, we pack as fast as we can and rush to the car. Before we know it, the boat comes to a stop, and we arrive in France. Driving of the boat we start on the road to…
We get an early start, empty out the whole car and get everything packed up in its proper place. Once completed we head towards the Oscar Wilde to board the boat from Ireland to France. Once we arrive we get in line and board the Oscar Wilde and then walk to our cabin, with two…
We got an early start and head to Dingle. Upon arriving we decide to take a scenic route around the peninsula. Sadly today is one of Ireland’s cloudy days. The weather might beat us outside today but not inside, so we drive back to town. When we arrive we go to James G. A pub and order up a…
We start the day and go to the “Knock” shrine in knock. Ireland. In 1879, 15 people ranging in age from 5 to 75, saw the virgin Mary. St. Joseph, and St. John appear. To the left of St. John was an altar with a lamb on it and behind the altar was the cross. We wanted to go…
We arrive in Belfast, the Capital of Northern Ireland, and we decide to hop on a tour bus. Belfast City Hall We drive by the Harland and Wolff shipyard where the Irish built the Titanic. Titanic memorial representing the iceberg that sunk the Titanic We jumped off the bus get at the Northern Irish Parliament . and walk down…
We get an early start and go to Edradour distillery, the smallest distillery in all of Scotland. They only have two machines to crush and soak the barley so they only produce 12 casks of whiskey each week. They have been distilling Whiskey the same way and using the same equipment since 1825 when…
We wake up early for some coffee and croissants, then catch a ferry to the Isle of Sky. We are incredibly lucky to get a clear sky, which is rare out here. When we arrive we plan on circling the whole island, but first we stop at the Talisker distillery. The road to the distillery is…
Getting an early start, We head to Oban Whiskey Distillery. At the distillery we sign up for a full tour to learn about the process to make whiskey.The process goes something like this:1. Smoke the barley in water,2. Let the smoked barley germinate for two days,3. Run the barley through a big coffee grinder to…
We walk to Wimbledon station again and take the train to Victoria and then to Westminster Abbey. As soon as we arrive we walk over to Westminster Abby and buy tickets to go inside. In 970 Saint Dunstan, assisted by King Edgar, started a community of Benedictine monks here. Westminster Abby was originally Catholic and…
