Muskerry Arms Blarney

... there having circumnavigated the world by April 2011. My plan is to sail from St Lucia through Panama Canal, down to Equator and on to the Galapagos Islands which will take up the the end of February, I am hopeful that I will be able to continue to the Marquesa Islands and on to Tahiti which would bring me to the end of April - then home.<br><br>My skipper Stephen has his own blog http://blog.mailasail.com/alady

... action and by this point we realized that we were very tired and it seemed better to rest at this point. A few of us spent the night researching for the trip ahead. We used the Let's Go Europe 2009 book and I would highly recommend this to anyone who is even thinking about traveling. It is so helpful and points you to all of the things you would want to see and how to get to all of the spots in the most budget and time efficient manner. <br>

... ham. Dad had the Mini Irish breakfast which came something called "black pudding." He tried a bite of it and said it tasted like meat and offered me a bite. I said no, and told him, "If it sounds like dessert, but tastes like meat, I know won't like it!" Good thing, too, because after the meal was over dad asked the guy serving us what it was and he told us it was something made out of cow's blood!! Yuck!! So we got back in the car and ...

... a shame that Audie's knee wouldn't allow her the climb, but then she's not a Blarney kind of woman, is she! The view was spectacular from up there, and I highly recommend it to anyone that can make it! There is also some very neat gardens and other things around the castle that many people don't bother with. Just look at the pictures to see some of the other cool things!

... step that I really wasn't supposed to stand on to peer over the top of the castle and take a picture from that point. But, getting down from that step, I had to be really careful because there was a grate on either side. So we did end up kissin (makin out) the stone! Danielle was first, then I followed! Afterwards, I'm like "That's the first kiss I've had in a good while!" and the young guy who was helping us bend ...

... top. As we looked over the edge, the newer stately family home came into view. Maybe in another couple of hundred years time, we will tour that one ??? Then the stone came closer. It was a production line of get on your back, lean backwards, kiss the stone, have your photo taken, next !!! Lucy was gearing up for it, whilst I started to freak. All I could think was germs and hepatitis, so I told Lucy, I couldn't do it out of fear of ...

... have to go to the reception and ask them what to do. It's hell! My foot feels a bit better today (well, so far, it's not only 11a.m. though!).. My nose felt good this morning, but now it's just as annoying as yesterday! I'm in Midleton right now and it costs 1&euro; for 15 minutes of browsing. It's been 23, I think I'll stick to 30 for now and come back later, when there's a chance someone's online! I'll go for a walk, I want to find a card to call my parents and Chesda... Ciao!

... 1: More witches. Peasant 2: Wood. Sir Bedevere: Good. Now, why do witches burn? Peasant 3: ...because they're made of... wood? Sir Bedevere: Good. So how do you tell whether she is made of wood? Peasant 1: Build a bridge out of her. Sir Bedevere: But can you not also build bridges out of stone? Peasant 1: Oh yeah. Sir Bedevere: Does wood sink in water? Peasant 1: No, no, it floats!... It floats ...

(Originally published at http://www.troysgonewalkabout.com)<br>< br> <br>The port of Cobh, or Queenstown as it was briefly named in the early twentieth century after the locals got fitfully over-excited by a visit from the English Queen Victoria, makes much of the fact that it was the last stopping point for the Titanic before its ill-fated brush with the iceberg that basically made Leonardo Di Caprio&#8217;s acting career some eighty-odd ...

... put it, "Ireland grew up too fast" Now there may be Irish people that may be offended by this, but you don't have to read this as this is MY travel journal. I am dying to laugh and joke around, but few seem to be in the mood. Now this is only my observation at this point, I have a future here yet. Now I do have to say that despite this change as I see it, they have not lost their sense of taking care of people(including myself) and before I came here I had a notion that ...