Merry Christmas!

 

Since this is a travel blog, I'll tell you I'm traveling to visit family for Christmas so...

Posting will resume after the holidays!

Meanwhile, I'm Wishing You and Yours a Very Merry Christmas and a Blessed and Prosperous New Year!

PamT

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Day 1 of Summer 2004 Trip

Good Morning Friends and Welcome back to Bathroom Blues!

In an earlier posts, I shared my love of travel, why I started this blog and the West Coast vacation I took in 2017. 

I explained why I named the blog Bathroom Blues and talked about my trip to New York City.

Today I'm going to begin posting about my 2024 Mid-Eastern US trip we took in June.

I had every intention of telling you about this trip when I first initiated the blog but then my UK Vacation came up so I started there.

Hopefully from here on out, I'll post as I travel. 

Anyway, this past June my traveling partner and I headed out for a 3 week trip up the middle-eastern states visiting national parks and other areas of interest.

First stop was Wilderness RV Park in Robertsdale, AL. We arrived in the rain and it continued to rain most of the night.

My initial reaction upon seeing the campground restroom was... Oh no, here we go. 

Based on the exterior I was a little hesitant to venture inside. However, when I did, I was pleasantly surprised!

The place was really clean (I LOVE it when I can smell bleach or lemony/orangy cleaning chemicals when I walk in). The floors and walls were tiled as was the countertop. The shower and toilet stalls were a little tight but nice and shower curtains free of mold or mildew.

Being out in the country, we saw some wild ducks, but since we only stayed the one night, I can't really testify to the many types of wildlife that may roam throughout the park.

My only complaint was the (IMHO) rather large gap between the bottom of the door and the cement which had me humming the blues.

The thing that scares me the most about rural campgrounds and state or national rv parks is the possibility of snakes and that gap was plenty big enough for one to crawl up in there.

Would not be a good thing!

Other than that, Wilderness RV park is a lovely place to stay. Check it out next time you're ready to stop around Mobile, AL.

I hope you enjoyed today's travel details and that you'll check back weekly for more.

Until next time, happy camping.

PamT

Final Day of UK Vacation - Clare Ireland & The Cliffs of Moher

 

If you read my last post, you'll see we arrived in Dublin on the 16th of September for one night and one day. Since we arrived late in the afternoon, we did our sightseeing on the 17th which technically should have been day 8 instead of 7 but whatever LOL!

The afternoon of the 17th we picked up our rental car and drove to Clare where we stayed at the Inn at Dromoland.  Situated at the back of the Inn, our room was large and the bathroom nice and spacious.

The next morning we headed out to the Cliff's of Moher. 

Above you'll see a few pictures but these in no way do justice to the vast beauty of the Cliffs. For you Harry Potter fans, the cave shown in the upper left corner of this collage is the sea cave that contained one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes. 

The lower right picture is what's known as Hag's Head. Look closely and you'll see what appears to be the head of a woman tilted back and her mouth 'open' as she nag, nag, nags her husband and family. At least that's what the Irish have proclaimed it to be LOL!

You'll also see in the lower left corner, O'Brien's Tower. Mr. O'Brien was one of the original tour guides on the Cliffs and this tower was built in 1835 for people to gaze out of the upper windows. On a clear day you can see as far as Loop Head and the Mountains of Kerry (the southern tip). To the north, The Twelve Bens beyond Galway Bay are visible as well as the Aron Islandes to the west.

I've wanted to go to this part of Ireland since I first read Nora Roberts's Born In Trilogy which is set in this area and these places are mentioned. Every description in these books about the beauty of rolling green hills criss-crossed with stone fences or dotted with cattle and sheep in absolutely accurate and the actual experience stunning. Dromoland Castle is mentioned in book 2, Born in Ice and though we didn't visit the castle itself, we were able to see it from the road whenever we left the Inn.

Words cannot describe what was the trip of a lifetime for me and my favorite part of the whole excursion. Let me tell you it was worth every hour, every penny and every nerve-wracking mile drivng on the opposite side of the road from the wrong side of the car LOL!

Next time, I'll definitely stay more than a couple of days in Ireland.

I hope you've enjoyed reliving my UK Vacation with me and that you'll stop by often and see where else I've traveled.

Until next time, bon voyage.

PamT

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Winding Down My UK Vacay with Day 7 in Dublin!

 

Welcome to Day 7 of my UK vacation! 

As I mentioned in my last post, we left Cardiff, Wales on Sept. 16th and flew to Dublin where we stayed at the elegant RIU Plaza The Gresham Hotel.

Just looking at the website you know these bathrooms were as luxurious as any you can find! 

And there was nothing "continental" about breakfast either. The dining room was huge and the variety of food available, a veritable smorgasbord!

Leaving our luggage at the front desk, we headed out on a City Sightseeing, tour of the city where we discovered all things Guinness, St Patrick's Cathedral and Trinity College where the Harry Potter's Book of Kells is housed.

The bus also took us to Phoenix Park, which originated as a hunting ground.

We only had 1 day in Dublin so these are only a few highlights of the city. We didn't even have time to get off the bus and tour anthing. So if you ever go to Dublin, plan on staying a few days to enjoy the rich culture throughout Ireland's capital.

I'll share the remainder of our trip in my next post so come back and reminisce with me!

PamT