Heading to Dublin!
Leaving Vegas is always bittersweet with views this great. Red Rock and Mt.Charleston are truly beautiful. Our flight out took us to Newark, NJ where we had a layover of roughly 6 hours. No biggie.
I was surprised that the pilot took the north turn after leaving McCarren Airport.
New York City in the background on our approach to Newark.
Andrew's first ride on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Once we arrived in Dublin, we waited it out in the airport for Margaux's flight to arrive. She came in from JFK about two hours after we did.
The Car.
What can I say? A right hand drive, manual transmission, small, auto engine off vehicle to drive on the left side of the road in massive traffic couldn't be that difficult, right? With sleep deprivation and jet lag setting in, my concentration on driving was top priority. Shifting with the left hand feels strange, and with busses passing us and bicycles to worry about, driving suddenly seemed really difficult.
After accidentally taking a toll road and a toll tunnel for really no reason, we had to drop Katherine off to get the keys to the apartment. Without a place to park along the busiest street in Dublin, Andrew, Margaux and I drove a giant loop in Dublin to come back around and pick her up. Whew! It worked, but I pulled in front of a bus and a biker as well. K said "sorry" to the biker, and he replied, "no worries" as we almost ruined his commute. I can only get better, but it was a steep learning curve.
A view down a street on our "wake up" stroll.
The city center is quite beautiful and active. Tomorrow, we plan to meet up with Austin, my brother-in-law Gil's brother from Alabama. Hopefully, we can catch up on some much needed sleep.
