| Saturday morning was very rainy, as we left Bunratty
around 9:00 am for the short drive to the Shannon airport. |
Bunratty Castle |
Bunratty Castle Hotel |
One of our last views of the Irish countryside |
| On the drive to the airport, Tommy had one last joke,
and explained again how he stayed up nights writing them especially
for us. |
A familiar view of Tommy, from inside the coach,
pulling into Shannon Airport |
| Inside the airport, Tommy took care of our "big
bags," and us, one last time before we had to say goodbye and
head through customs. |
Tommy Keane |
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There aren't any more pictures, since the rest of Saturday was
spent flying across the Atlantic. After a short plane-change layover
in Chicago, the group arrived back in Cincinnati about 10:30 pm.
Weary from 17 hours traveling, totally exhausted from a week of
long days sightseeing and long nights playing and partying, it was
good to be back home.
But all agreed -- GCHA's "Discover Ireland" was a wonderful
adventure. It couldn't have been better, and far surpassed what
anyone envisioned when we first started talking about the trip in
early spring.
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Our ride back to Chicago |
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