Most of the rest of the Fairchild-Fisher-Bregy clan was set to meet us for the Ireland and Scotland legs of the trip. Where better to start than Dublin!

They say when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Apparently when in Dublin, you drink. We had to run to visit all the breweries and distilleries we hit today!

A more relaxed day to soak up some culture at Trinity College and some whisky at Teeling Distillery.

Today begins the saga of the Ireland minibus with our tireless driver Randy and navigator Cole. We visited our cousin Spencer in Belfast, stopped off at Bushmills, took a quick trip around the Giant's Causeway, and ended the night in a cozy (very cold) campsite.

After a whirlwind first day in the minibus we decided to do a mega-trek the second day and ended up in Dungloe at Casey's Viking Hotel. The town was having a nice party so we joined in!

From Dungloe we ventured to Galway, but stopped off at Donegal castle and Parke's Castle (both very nice).

Galway was having a party when we showed up, so we enjoyed some Galway Hookers (on tap) and joined in the fun.

From Galway our next destination was Blarney, to go kiss a rock, but we were side tracked by two beautiful attractions: Dunguaire Castle and the Cliffs of Moher.

We climbed the castle to kiss the Blarney stone and get the gift of gab. Also, the grounds are just gorgeous.

It had been awhile since we visited a brewery so we headed on to Kilkenny to see what Smithwick's had to offer. Then we wandered our way out to our vacation rental, a beautiful house up in the nearby hills.

Our final day in Ireland we visited the Kilkenny castle, climbed a church tower, and visited the aptly named Dylan Whisky Bar.