We woke up pretty late and had full Irish breakfast at the hotel (not good enough to repeat). We missed the cut off for the city tour that we wanted to take so headed for the countryside instead. We had a lovely hike along part of the Wicklow Way, which we planned to repeat daily. Thanks to David the outdoor navigator, we managed a couple shortcuts on the return that kept us from getting soaked. We just made it to the car when it started to pour!
We had a tasty meal at a famous pub called Johnny Fox’s. It was fun, thank goodness there’s no more smoking allowed inside restaurants! Driving through the countryside is equal parts harrowing and stunning. All those green pastures and stone walls are really pretty, but people drive along very narrow roads at break-neck speeds. Add in driving on the left side of the road, changing street names at every turn, and trying to decipher google maps on the iphone and there’s plenty of frustration to be had. The other problem is that driving in the car has the tendency to lull me to sleep rendering my already limited navigation abilities completely useless, and David on his own.
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