Waterfalls upward on breezy Cliffs of Moher

Strong onshore winds blow the falling water back up over the cliff.

Waterfall on Conor Pass

Comin' down the north side of Conor pass on Dingle peninsula

Bear left (but not too far) and keep an eye out for oncoming traffic!


The post of 10/26 has been updated with more music.

An Daingean (Gaelic for Dingle)

Dined on Irish stew (Tom) and chargrilled trout (Bon) in John Benny Moriarity's pub in Dingle. After dinner entertainment featured traditional Irish music with guitar, accordion and pipes.

More music!

Detour! Kenmare flooded and access to Beara Peninsula jeopardized!

I is for Ireland
Driving through gale force Irishwinds and rain with little chance for photographs without our "submersible" camera, we arrive in west Killarney, just ahead of the next tempest. Almost got to a new (old!) stone circle during a break in the clouds on the Beara, but gave up after a km slosh up a mountain creek, No Seamus sightings on the pass, but, upon inquiry regarding Seamus the shepherd at Murphie's Pub (at start of Healy's pass), made fleeting friends with 2 Guiness officiados (hick!) who discussed all the non-Seamus shepherds they recall.

Pictures of a large Ogham Stone we saw will follow upon our return.

Question for JGB:
Where are you and how did you find our blogsite? Thanks, TomandBon

Gale force winds and rain at The Drombeg Stone Circle

Discovered/excavated in 1957, The Dromberg Stone Circle is one of Ireland's finest. dating from as long ago as 2000 BC, the larger circle of the complex has a sacrificial plate in the center, and alignment columns that capture a sun ray at winter solstice.

Picture to follow upon our return.

Off to Ireland, the Emerald Isle

I is for Ireland.
Today, October 19, we leave for Dublin, Ireland. After touring the Wicklows, we'll head to the Beara Peninsula, in search of Seamus the shepherd, last seen in a mountain pass three years ago.

The safari team

Posing with the safari gang in front of our DC-3 on the strip at Mashatu. The DC-3 was built in 1943 and it is still in good (vintage) condition for trips into the bush. P.s., can you spot Tom and Bonnie?

On Safari in Southern Africa!

Dateline 9/20/08. View from room 456 in the Southern Sun Hotel, Johannesburg Airport, South Africa. We overnighted here before boarding a vintage DC-3 aircraft for flight into the Mala Mala Game Reserve. The water cooling towers visible in the distance are probably connected with coal-powered electicity generating (not nuclear, yet) facilities.