We land on the Emerald Isle ... or Row Row Row Your Boat ....

OK ... I apologize for the seemingly disjointed last post ... the problem was no WiFi in Wales and the Wifi on the ferry was so slow uploading really wasn't possible ...

So ... as I type it is 9:30PM and we are in for the night at our hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

Today was fairly mundane ... after breakfast in Holyhead we waited at our B&B there until it was time to drive over to the ferry port.  The ferry departed Holyhead, Wales about 1:50PM and we arrived in Dublin at about 5::15PM.  As you will see from the photos the seas were calm and the skies were partly cloudy ... almost perfect for an easy crossing.

From Great Britain Odyssey 2010

We had purchased "Premium Passage" tickets which allowed us to roll onto the ferry as the first group and we were given access to the Stena Plus Lounge   ... basically a front row seat with refreshments, special reserved toilets and comfortable seating ... we were also allowed preferred disembarkation.

From Great Britain Odyssey 2010

From Great Britain Odyssey 2010

From Great Britain Odyssey 2010

So we arrived in Dublin ... just in time to catch the 5PM traffic and we had to drive through the city center ...
This trip is making us all appreciate the WIDE roads and streets in the US.  You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone ...

Somehow we managed to get through the city without getting killed, killing a bicyclist or even being crushed by a bus .. and made it to our hotel.

We stopped for a drink in the bar and discovered the only "real" restaurant with out going back in the city was the hotel ... it was NOT a price we wanted topay so we walked three blocks and enjoyed McDonalds!!

Tomorrow we intend to eat breakfast at Mickey D's and then get on what is referred to as a "tram" to go into the city and there get on a "hop on hop off" bus to see several sights ...

On a personal note I want to say I LOVE "Wicked Wanda" and don't ever want to travel without her ... knowing what turns and twists are ahead in time (for the most part) to get in the right lane and mentally prepared is really nice ... not to say we might sometimes be taken on a more 'scenic' route than we might like but SO FAR ... Wanda has gotten us where we want to go ... so ... whoever invented consumer GPS devices ...you have my deepest heartfelt appreciation!