claire and claire's ireland adventure!

oh, get excited about what i have made for you:

(yes, i know it is a little too large for this window, but you wanted to be able to see it all in detail, right?)

i've explained to so many people where i'm going this summer and when i'll be there and i know it's all very confusing - and i'm a really visual person, so this map pleases me.  if you're interested, here is our itinerary:

june 21 - depart atlanta for an overnight flight to london
june 22-24 - london (blue pinpoint on the right)
june 25-26 - belfast (A and G on the map)
june 27 - enniskillen (B), still in northern ireland
june 28 - galway (C) - we'll cross the border into the republic of ireland

(brief interlude to sing this song.)



(claire and i often go out to a irish pub in atlanta called limerick junction that has live irish music / covers of whatever you want him to sing, and our favorite musician plays this song.  I THOUGHT THIS SONG WAS OLD AND TRADITIONAL AND SUCH BUT SOME INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT IT WAS WRITTEN IN 2000 BY AN AMERICAN.  wowsers.  internet, thank you for teaching me that.  i still love this song.  okay, time to get back on track.)

june 29 - doolin (D)
june 30 - dingle (E)
july 1 - dublin (F)
july 2 - drive back to belfast to fly back to london.

(google maps tells me that our week-long road trip in ireland will require us to drive 683 miles.  in terms that i can understand...683 miles is roughly the distance of a one-way trip from atlanta to washington DC.  or atlanta to miami.  or just a little bit longer than a round trip home to see my parents.  there.  i've put it in perspective for myself. now back to our regularly scheduled programming.)


july 3 - i travel to oxford (the blue pinpoint to the west of london), where i'll be working and hanging out (at this job they are sometimes the same thing) until august 8
august 9 - travel to london; fly back to atlanta

(august 10 - start work at my real job.  eek.  let's not think about that right now.)

i'm off to the airport now, dear friends.  as i've said before: when i'm far from home and can't talk to friends and family in person or over the phone, i have LOVED having this blog and sharing my adventures that way.  for those of you who read regularly, please know how much that connection means to me.  and please share your adventures, too!  and comment.  i love comments.  happy summer, all.

my next post will be from the uk!