I head home tomorrow morning. My transportation to the airport is to be at my hotel by 6:15. My flight leaves at 10:00. I will arrive at Kennedy Airport in New York around 12:30. My flight for KC leaves around 6:30 and I should arrive in KC around 9:10. Fingers crossed for on-time and smooth flights.
I went down for breakfast this morning and got to say goodbye to several on the tour. There was only one couple that I would like to stay in touch with. We exchanged email addresses. Not sure I will ever see them again but who knows.
I walked down the street for a bit to stretch my legs. I happened across a church and I popped in for a minute. They were finishing up a mass so I slipped into a pew at the back and waited until they were done. I took a picture of the beautiful altar and then left.
I stopped at a phone store and found a charging device for my iPad so I can use it on the plane on the ride home. The one I brought with me connects to a plug-in and the airplane only had a USB-C port. Being able to use my iPad on the flight will give me something to do on the plane.
I came back to the room and hung out for a bit and then went back out to find lunch. I went back to the Chipotle like place for lunch. I then came back to my room. My room key didn’t work so I had to go back downstairs to the reception. Since I stayed over an extra night they had made two separate reservations for me and they handed me a new key.
No plans for the rest of the day. I may go back out and walk some more later. The sun was shining when I was out this morning but clouds rolled in while I was out at lunch time. It is to rain later this afternoon.
I sure lucked out on the weather. I only had to walk in light rain once or twice. It was a picture perfect day on the Ring of Kerry and the views were magnificent. Rain seemed to fall when we were on the bus and would stop when we stopped. I heard that doesn’t always happen that way.
A guy on the tour got his wallet picked off of him yesterday. Not sure if his passport was in it or not. Grateful I haven’t had to experience that.
Not looking forward to the two flights tomorrow but I am looking forward to getting home.
This has been a grand adventure and am so grateful I had this chance to come. Visiting England and Ireland were on my 70 things to do before I turn 70 list. The trip was a month after I turned 70 but close enough.
Others on the tour kept asking me what is next for me in regards to travel. I don’t have anything on the horizon and am not sure where I want to go next. Staying home right now sounds like heaven on earth so will get home and get through the holidays and go from there.
Hoping the airport in NY has a place that has iced tea. I am craving a big glass. I only got iced tea here twice. Once at a hotel where they made a cup of hot tea and put one ice cube in it and sold it to me as iced tea. Another time at the restaurant we had lunch in while touring the Ring of Kerry. It actually was cold although they didn’t serve it with ice. Close but no cigar! Oh how privileged and spoiled I am!
Grateful I am heading home tomorrow, grateful I stayed well and healthy on the trip, and grateful for the memories this trip gave me.