Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

Today was nothing but travel.  Last night we had a final music session with the FLTT.  Rick, the tenor of the group had lost his voice, and had no chance of joining the session as a participant, though he did come down and enjoy the music as a listener, like Sandy and me.  This left the professional singers down to Jerry of the trio and Carroll who was already subbing in for George.  That's not a problem with this group as so many talented singers and pickers were on the tour.  It was a farewell concert as the tour has ended and almost everyone was headed back to the U.S.  Sandy and I, after having breakfast with our friends, Tom and Pat, picked up our rental car and headed cross country (cross island) to the Dingle Peninsula.

Rick and Jerry and a gentleman who came down from Scotland just to play with them.  By this time Rick could only whisper and as always, Jerry appears to be the happiest person in the room

Our friend Tom Jones is one of the talented travelers.  A good musician, and a good man.

Carroll, who was the tour organizer, is a musician who plays gigs up and down the coast from the Carolinas to Florida.  He has a standing Wednesday night gig at Tommy Condon's in Charleston, South Carolina

I have to admit that I have enjoyed the challenge of driving these cars on the left side of the road, operating the stick shift with my left hand and dealing with the steering wheel being in the wrong place.  Sadly, more than once, I have gotten in the car, ready to take off,  and found there was no steering wheel in front of me.  Driving like this has led to some good stories and lots of fun.  Today, however, driving with all the challenges above, in Dublin Traffic and a pelting rain all day long. ... So where did the fun go.

But, the drive was worth it, as the AirBnB we have rented exceeds our expectations.

Note the fresh flowers and fresh bread the owners provided 

Lots of closets in the bedroom

It's good to be settled in a place for the next five days