Much to our amazement we had to go through security and customs again in London. They are quite choosy here, you know when they tell you to put your liquids in a quart bag! They mean it. And that meant that bottle of wine that I was saving for later is sitting on a table near security in London!
We had a two hour layover to get to our gate for Dublin and made it to the gate just as they were beginning to board.
I showed my passport more today than I have ever done in the 10 years I have owned it. The exciting part is after all this I have two stamps in my book.
Once we finally got to Dublin, retrieved our luggage we headed for the car rental counter. We finally got our car, started my GPS and headed for Cork. A long drive of 150 miles after a long day. The most exciting part was it is stick shift, and you have to drive on the wrong side of the road, and I’m in the passenger seat where the driver should be in normal cars! In normal places.
Cindy did a great job and Google maps and Yelp both work here pretty well so we will be able to get around. Or at least I thought we were good! After a great meal in a local restaurant we continued to the Belvedere B& B in Cork! Well google maps showed it but it wasn’t where the directions showed.
After several back and forth trips down the street, in the dark, in the rain, Cindy found somewhere to pull over. It was in a parking lot and we flagged down a dad waiting for his daughter to retrieve him. First thing he says to us is you just made a very illegal crossing and very dangerous! Last week an American tourist got hurt very badly by crossing traffic!!!! Great, if they would mark things we would know. He was very kind, he called up our B&B and got us proper directions and sent us on our way with a reminder to not do those turns!
Belvedere B & B
Cork, Ireland