A quick trip to Dublin and the Magpie

A long trip from Killorglin to Dublin.  It's about four hours, give or take, and only about half of it is on the motorway.   Compared to the other National highways (N routes) this route before the motorway was quite good, 100 kmh.  We made a couple of stops for gas to make sure we would not be running on vapor when I turned the car in.

Arriving in Dun Laoghaire, we felt like coming home to be met by James, Priscilla and the girls.  Great evening of conversation and a lovely dinner of pan-fried hake for Ben and fish and chips for John, washed down in John's case by a lovely couple of pints of the local Howling Gale ale.

It got very cold last night and there is some snow on the ground.  Gale force 9 for the winds:   up to 88 kmh or 54 mph.  Today it's off to see a couple of museums and meander around Dublin.  Tomorrow we will take the Trinity College tour of downtown.