Ireland - Dublin & Cork

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We arrive in Dublin to a very cool and overcast day! 12C. Quick processing through custom with a delightful agent who set a fabulously friendly tone for our time here. We opted for a GPS unit with the rental car as Trev's memory of streets etc is very faint.

Off we go to Trev's uncle & aunt's house. 37 year old memory was accurate and he remembered their address! Wonderful warm welcome and great 4 hour walk down memory lane.

Plugged in the address for our stop in Cork and promptly disagreed with the GPS. We knew we were heading south and it told us to go on M50 north!! So our disagreement resulted in a 2 hour trip taking 3.5 hours and a wonderful, if somewhat longer, drive down the east coast of souther Ireland 😊 Oops, poor old Geoffry was starving by the time we got their. Wife Dawn and son Gavin greeted us with warmth and hospitality.

First evening was spent with the fellas remembering younger days. I knew Trev had a wilder side but my goodness, those 2 got up to some mischief as young lads!! Monday morning Geoff made a great breakfast including black & white pudding (DON'T ASK- google it!!), rashers, cereal and coffee. We took off for downtown Cork and roamed the streets enjoying the different feel of a European city. We picked up Dawn and head for the Jameson whiskey distillery! Impressive place. Lots of history dating back to the 1700's.

The afternoon was spent in Kinsale, a quaint lively village about 30 minutes from Cork. Geoffry insisted that a "real" pint of Guiness was required! Not for this gal but Trev was game. On the way back we had to stop at KC restaurant for authentic fish and chips. The cod was beautifully battered and tasty.

Our time here was short but the laughter was plenty, the teasing and ribbing none stop with Dawn and I both picking on Geoffry while trying to keep him in line. So glad to meet all these family members!

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Photos

Rental Car
Mr Right hand drive

Dublin Family
Edgar, Georgie & Trev

Jet lag
a wee nap needed!

Fiona Savard
Was a bit of a shock to see my buddy Fiona in the photo album at Edgar & Georgie's!!

Tripe & Drisheen
Cow stomach boiled in milk & onions and blood in casing!!! Not trying either of these delicacies!!!

English Market
Beautiful display of seafood. The Queen even stopped here

Brick & Stone
lovely brick & stone building

Main Street
Patrick St in downtown Cork

Jameson Distillery
Jameson Tour

Charles Fort
Fort near Kinsale Ireland

Kinsale
Downton Kinsale

Caught my funny bone
Eat Drink Sleepover

Sidestreet Kinsale
Lots of small colorful shops

Geoffrey & Trevor
Geoffrey instructing Trev on how to drink a pint of Guinness!

Trevor & Geoffry
Checking out who has the bigger belly

The couples
2 sets of Delaney's Geoffrey and wife Dawn

Cork Delaney's
Gavin, Geoffry & Dawn...daughter Alix is out of town.

Comments

[Norma]

Safe travels!
Glad to hear you've arrived safely! Loved your photos and the blog layout. It brought back memories of Bed and Breakfast in Kinsale not too long ago. xo

[Raymond]

Brill-yant
Awesome pictures. Keep them coming. Sounds like the trip has got off to a roaring start.

[Cheryl]

Love your shorts!!
Thanks for the glimpse into your first few days! Trevor's looking tickled to be back on the old sod:)

[Geoffrey]

Cork the "Real" Capital
Great to see you both, pity your time was so short, so much more to see and do in Cork, as for the stories I was only getting warmed up, hope the rest of your stay is not a anticlimax,!! Come again PS you forgot to mention the sausages,!

[DelaneyDuo]

What....aren't those rashers? I'm confused with this lingo. Thanks so much for you hospitality. We had so much fun and enjoyed our time. Don't forget to book your tickets to North America soon.