Our faithful friend Eurwyn from Anglesey Walking Holidays arrived at 7 am to drive us to Holyhead, where we caught the 8:55 Stena Line ferry back to Dublin. Eurwyn had us at the ferry before the boarding process started, so we were among the first to board the ferry.
The crossing to Dublin was uneventful, and we passed the time reading and sending a few emails.
Once off the ferry, we (along with about 100 other people, or so it seemed) caught the express bus downtown, alighting at Connelly Station. We were immediately hit by the throngs of people and the noise of the city, something that we had not had to deal with on Anglesey. As we had a few hours before our train, we headed into the city to try and find a bank, dragging our suitcases behind us. By the time we returned to the railway station we were both grumpy and more than ready to get out of the city.
The train to Rathdrum was at 4:33 pm, so it was something of a commuter run, again with a lot of people. But we found seats, and settled back for the 90 minute trip to Rathdrum.
We arrived in Rathdrum a little early, but Andrew from the local taxi company arrived right on schedule at 6:15 pm and took us the final few kilometres to our destination, Laragh, in County Wicklow (population 342).
Our B&B is right in the village, two doors down from the pub, and only 100 metres from a convenience store and restaurant. What more could we ask for.
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For dinner we decided to check out the Wicklow Heather restaurant, as we felt like a change from pub food, and we were pleasantly surprised. The restaurant was huge, very busy, and the food came within minutes of us ordering - Irish stew for me and a hot vegetable salad for Marlene.
After almost 12 hours of travel, by car, ferry, bus, train and taxi, all of which went off without a hitch, we were both ready to call it a day (which is why today’s blog posting is a day late).
Tomorrow we will explore the area a little more.
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