Author: Jen

Today was my last morning in Neptune’s Hostel. I signed out at 9:30 am, which is still quite early for me. I walked with my big (heavvvyy) bag to the bus stop across town, and found out the bus directly to Lismore doesn’t run today. The best route I could…

I shared a room last night with two girls, one French, one American. The hostel switched it around (apparently) so that I had the same gender roommates. I kept waking up in the middle of the night because of the bed. It wasn’t horrific, but I wouldn’t think even a…

It was very hard getting out of bed this morning, it was cold outside and warm under the covers. I woke up around nine am, but didn’t make it out of bed till 10:40 am or so.  I caught a bus at Limerick Bus Station and rode rode down to…

Today was the longest drive of all, totaling ~263 miles. I drove through County Cork on the way to Kerry, starting the Ring of Kerry route in Killarney. I went counter clockwise across the mountains. The views from the start were amazing. It ranged in and out from mountains and…

Today was quite an adventure. I planned on hitting Cork, Fota Wildlife Park, and An Cobh, but my plans skewed. While outside of Ballyduff, there was a huge thud and the car jerked on the road. Pulled over, I was shocked to find that the balljoint on the car wheel…

This afternoon I went to the Rock of Cashel, also known as St. Patrick’s Rock. It is located in Cashel, Co. Tipperary. It is a large complex pieced over the centuries wall by wall. St. Patrick himself supposedly visited the place in the 5th century. There are a lot of…

For the first day since I arrived, there was clear sunshine and bright blue skies. The weather was too nice for staying indoors, so I wandered around Lismore instead. I stopped by the local gallery to see if Mariela was in, but I met Corina (her partner) instead. I walked…

It rained a fair amount today, so my plans for gardening and going somewhere went with the clouds. I planned on assisting the owner of the cottage with gardening, as a thank you for letting me rent it. The rain periodically stopped, leaving little droplets on plants that made for great…