04 June 2013

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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July 12 -13
  Shannon International Airport

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)