A dream remembered

I just realized that as I work on my goals of improved endurance and speed and enjoyment of walking in Washington, I'm also working on another dream, one that I had almost forgotten:

To walk Ireland.

I am mostly Irish. About 3/4 of my ancestors were from Ireland, or lived in Ireland all their lives.

I've never been to Ireland, but it's right at the top of my list of places to visit.

And I really want to experience it, not just visit it, and that means walking.

So years ago I decided that when I go to Ireland, we would walk everywhere. For that I need to be prepared.

What I'm doing now will help me fulfill that old dream, and then think of the other dreams I can add to it!

Have you walked as a way of touring a foreign country? Please share that experience!

Or do you have plans to tour somewhere special on foot? Where is that, and why, and when will you go?

As I think about resurrecting this dream, I realize the best thing I can do is to put it on the calendar. When will we go to Ireland? Soon, I hope!

I'd better talk to Eamonn. He's a 'new' cousin I've discovered, one who still lives in Ireland. Of course he's top o' the list for our visit!