The Irish trip so far

Bad: We had to check our bags when we would have preferred to keep them (they're carry-ons but Aer Lingus has stupid rules)
Good: We didn't have to schlep them around the airport with us while we waited

Bad: Greg couldn't sleep on the plane
Good: Greg got to see two movies he was wondering about, plus Deb did manage to sleep for two hours because the plane had lots of empty seats

Bad: Our plane was about 45 minutes late arriving because we left late from Chicago
Good: Because we arrived later, we didn't have to drive in the dark (on the left)

Bad: Our first rental car had a dead battery because someone left a back door open
Good: We got a bigger car as a result, an Opel Corsa.

Bad: We got lost coming out of the airport because, yes, Irish road signage sucks
Good: Because of the extra time spent, we didn't have to wait more than 5 minutes to get into our first attraction in Wicklow and we had the place to ourselves for almost the entire tour

Bad: Greg almost killed us backing out of a driveway because of thick hedges
Good: Deb got to drive after that and liked it, since she had those two hours of sleep to go on

Bad: Greg felt ill for a good part of the day
Good: Because he felt ill, we cut some things from our itinerary and we got back to our room earlier to sleep (we went to sleep at 7:30 p.m. and slept until past 8:00 a.m. this morning)

Since we got up this morning, the day has mostly been good, other than the roads. Irish drivers are absolutely, positively nuts. Completely crackers. Stupid beyond belief. Road hogs of the worst sort.

Did I mention that we're looking forward to going to England tomorrow night because it means we get two days of being chauffeured around? See you soon, Hughes family! In fact, see you tomorrow.

Love to our girls, Mom and Dad!