Yeah! Mom and Dad arrived today! Kelly and I surprised them at the airport after they were delayed dealing with the traditional Mieske family custom of lost luggage. They were promised their luggage would be delivered to Galway within the next day. We took the scenic route back to Galway, following the coast road, showing off our favorite surf spots, beaches, and small towns. We stopped in Doolin for their first Irish pub experience and weren’t disappointed. The seafood chowder, mussels, and Guinness lived up to their reputation. With Mom dozing in and out of conciousness, we made our way through the Burren National Park and into Galway.
Now I’m at work for the rest of the week and the three of them can enjoy Galway city and the Aran Islands until we head for Dublin and Portugal on Friday.
Portugal
Okay, again take yourself back to August:
Back from Portugal on the weekend, we had an amazing time. Mom and Dad’s luggage arrived on Friday night and after a 15 minute repacking job (and realizing some things were stolen, grrrrrr) we were off to Dublin. Found our B&B, had a nice pint in a pub then to bed for our 5:30 wake up call.
After some technical difficulties and turning the flight around back to Dublin, the ground crew fixed the plane and we were really off to Porto. Our bags actually did arrive and we hopped in the car and headed south to our town of Pedrogao (Ped-RA-go), halfway between Porto and Lisbon. The house that we rented was right on the ocean and the beach spanned for miles.
Just inland from the beach were miles and miles of pine forests, great for running.
We had a fantastic week touring around central Portugal. We spent a lot of time on the beach, at the markets, and touring around the small towns. The wine was great, the Port even better, but I think I was the only one who loved the Portuguese food.
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