Today was a long day. Five hours longer than usual. Most of the travel went without incident, probably the most frustrating points were in Chicago, where I waited in line for 45 minutes just to retrieve my keys at the car park, which put us into Chicago rush hour and the usual slowdowns.
We hired a taxi from the hotel to the Dublin Airport as the connection was a little tight and we didn’t want to miss breakfast at the Grand Hotel (and it was a Grand breakfast). Taking mass transit would have required multiple busses/trains and a lot more time. Worked out very well.
So we covered a total of 8447 miles, including air travel, auto, bus, train, tram, taxi, biking, and walking. Of that, 183 miles was done on a bicycle. We purchased mass transit cards (LEAP cards) when we arrived and ended up having a balance of €4.50 on each card that we didn’t use. So, if anyone is going to Ireland and will be using mass transit, we can get you started.
Looking forward to sleeping in my own bed. Irish beds take a lot of getting used to. Using only a bottom sheet and a duvet cover, it’s all or nothing when it comes to covering. So we’re either slightly cold with the cover off or insanely hot as most of the duvet covers were at least an inch thick. Sleep could be rather fitful as all of the hotel rooms had no air conditioning and the casement-style windows usually were limited in how far they would open. Even with the window open, there was no circulation. Unlike most of the trip, where the weather was on the cool side, yesterday was rather warm and the room never did cool down at night. So we’ve worked up a bit of a deficit.
But overall this trip went extremely well and we enjoyed the biking, the scenery, Irish hospitality, and sometimes, even the food.
So until next time...
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