Category: The Emerald Isle

  • Goin Outta My HEAD

    No holding back today……..I thought based on geography that Old Head might be the last course we played on this golf adventure, but it turns out to be the first in our southern swing. Old Head is close to 2 hours from the hotel, but I plan to make it in 90 minutes……..co-pilot might protest……..either…

  • LIFE IS A HIGHWAY find me one!

    We have a day off golf today and will drive south to Killarney for a 6 night stint at the Great Southern Hotel………even though we discussed squeezing in a second round at Lahinch and would have loved that, the only tee time available was at 7:00am, and we have 4 more rounds in the next…

  • OOH LA LA

    Our round today will be at Lahinch, just down the road and around the corner from our hotel, and based on all your comments and advice, we are in for a fantastic round of golf. The weather forecast is for rainy drizzle ending at 10am, with rain commencing at 2pm. We have the first visitor…

  • AIN’T TO PROUD TO BEG

    Following a good nights sleep here at Vaughn Lodge, we are up and at em’ early so we can make our tee time at Doonbeg…..8:48……with a 40 minute drive to get there we have to boogie. This is another menu driven breakfast spot, but all the usual suspects are there to put together a FULL…

  • ON THE ROAD AGAIN

    Today we leave our new adopted home, Rosapenna. Our stay here has been terrific, with everything from the hotel, golf courses, hiking, scenery, restaurants and pubs, all to our liking. The hotel staff in particular became very familiar with the three of us, and learned quickly that we liked to sit around after dinner enjoying…