One of the few remaining “bucket items” I had left was to do a golf trip on the west coast of Ireland. I started trying to get tee times at the great courses in March, but because of Ireland’s strict 2 year Covid lock-down, almost every September date was fully booked. We did manage to get booked for Adare Manor, Tralee, Old Ballybunion, Ceann Sibeal and Old Head.
The weather forecast for the period was terrible. Looked like rain, wind and 50 degrees in Adare, our first stop. But the weather cleared and we had three spectacular days.
On day 4, we woke to rain and cold for our day at Old Ballybunion. Debra cancelled, but I trudged to the first tee to “get my money’s worth” (no refunds allowed) in my rain jacket with a broken zipper. Just as I teed off, the skies cleared and the rain stayed away.
Luck ran out the next day as we boarded the ship in Dingle and I tested positive for Covid, so we didn’t get to play Ceann Sibeal or Old Head. Thankfully though, I never had a single symptom and Debra didn’t get C19.
When the weather’s good, Ireland is one of my favorites. The people are so friendly and the scenery is beautiful. Just sailing around the west coast was enjoyable despite being in quarantine.
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