Saturday, October 20, 2018

Ireland trip Day 1

The bags are packed. I'm ready to go.

In the past, we've often scheduled flights early in the morning to fit as much vacation in as possible.  This typically results in me spending the entire night prior to the trip packing and taking care of last minute things. I'm then exhausted, stressed, and sleepy as we head out the door.

This trip we are flying out in the evening.  I've therefore had all day to get ready, and am finding this to be MUCH more relaxing and enjoyable.
The weather here at home isn't much different from what I'm expecting in Ireland.  The forecast is for clouds, wind, and temperatures up to 53 °.

Today's itinerary involves:
  • Dropping the dog off for boarding at 2:30pm
  • Dropping the car off at my parent's house between 3:30pm and 4:00pm
  • Arriving at O'Hare Airport by 5pm
  • Boarding the plane at 8:00pm
  • Takeoff at 8:20pm
  • Attempting to find time and motivation to update this website throughout the day
Here's a link to a Google Map of our Day 1 plans. For the safety of those involved, waypoints that include someone's home have been placed in the center of town instead of on their actual house:
https://tinyurl.com/ycklt6x3

Perhaps there will be some pictures later? Perhaps there will be some maps? Perhaps I'll describe some unexpected events? Perhaps this will be the last post I make about this trip.

Oh, by the way, I plan to carry a SPOT GPS Tracker on the trip. If I happen to remember to turn it on each day, you'll be able to follow along here:


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