Blogs from Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland, Europe - page 8

Just a quick update. I'm on the computer that belongs to the B&B, so I can't upload any pictures. It was quite an exciting few days. Taelyr placed 3rd (Bronze Medal) in her Solo event!!! I thought Sacha was going to pass out. She also received a Silver Medal in the 3 Baton event. Rumor has it that she placed 4th in the 2 Baton event. The Group (Music In Me) won the Gold Medal!!! ALl the Mom's cried. It has been 15 months of hard work by the girls, and hundreds of hours of volunteer and fundraising by the parents....well worth it after that performance, it was incredible. I'm getting emotional even now when remembering it. We did purchase videos of the opening ceremonies, solo event, medal ceremonies, and the group performance in case anyone ... read more

Practice today is from 3-7. I think all the girls are ready for this competition to start. Sacha's family arrived this morning. They are staying at a B&B in downtown Limerick. They went off to The Cliffs of Moher today, while the rest of us went downtown to see The Hunt Museum. We tossed around the idea of going down to the Mitchelstown Caves while Taelyr was practicing, but she spoke up and said that she'd like to go too, so I think we will stay with our original plan of going down there on Friday. The Hunt Museum was interesting for me, although a bit boring for the kids (and Mom's) I think. They have over 2000 items from a wide range of dates. A few items from 4000BC up to more modern things from ... read more

Today we went south to Adare. There are 3 very old churches there, and the Adare (Desmond) Castle. The castle was started in about 1200 and was occupied up to the middle 1500's. Still raining.... read more

Today Kendall and I drove about 1 hour west to go to Killkee. There is an indoor waterpark there, and swimming is high on Kendall's list of cool things to do. It was the first day of training here for Taelyr. She seems to be okay after it all, but she did comment that it was "dumb". It was threating rain all day, and is finally fully pouring right now.... read more

Today we took a bus tour West of Limerick to Bunratty Castle and then on to The Cliffs of Moher. The Castle was built in 1425. It was restored in the 50's and 60's and contains many period tapestries and furniture. Some of the tables and chairs are 600-800 years old. The Cliffs of Moher are easily one of the most impressive natural sights that I have ever seen. The pictures don't really do them justice because it's hard to determine the scale. They run up the west coast for about 7 or 8 miles and rise over 700' out of the ocean in spots. Driving is a bit easier today, the GPS has really been helpful, especially at the 'Roundabouts' (of which there are hundreds), because it tells you which exit to take before you ... read more