Our travel schedule to Ireland
We leave on
11 July 2013
Fly to Shannon Ireland (near Limerick) by way of Chicago.
Take off 8:30 am Seattle -- SEA (4:30 pm Ireland)
Switch planes in Chicago, mid-day O'Hare International Airport -- ORD
12 July
Arrive Shannon airport, (near Limerick) Ireland 7:35 a.m (11:35 pm Olympia)
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Customs, Car Rental, drive to Limerick,
Orient to everything - time, driving, phone, electricity, currency, language, food, terminology....
Stay first night at Travelodge Limerick Castletroy
July 13 - 20
Drive 2 hours southwest to Ballyferriter, Dingle peninsula, County Kerry (via Tralee)
Stay at An Speice Bed and Breakfast
Janet in Irish classes during day Monday until Saturday; Glen ...?
July 20 - 27
Move inland from Dingle but still in County Kerry, to:
Dromin Farmhouse, Killorglin, County Kerry
Day trips and family history. Destinations include Cork, Killarney, and Clonmel
July 27 - Aug 2
Head north to County Clare, stay outskirts of Ennis at:
Oakley B&B, Ennis, County Clare
Visits include the Burren and Cliffs of Moher, and plenty of music.
August 2
Fly from Shannon to Olympia by way of New York, (Newark NJ -- EWR)
Arrive SeaTac airport about 6:05 pm, (2:05 a.m Ireland)
the technicals:
SEAORD 8:30 a.m. PDT / 2:25 p.m. CDT (8:30 a.m. Oly = 4:30 pm Ireland)
ORDSNN 6:05 p.m. CDT / 7:35 a.m. IST (11:35 p.m Oly time)
SNNEWR 9:05 a.m. IST / 11:20 a.m. EDT (5:20 pm Ireland)
EWRSEA 3:15 p.m EDT / 6:05 p.m PDT (2:05 a.m Ireland)