At the risk of disappointing Natascha and ruining our standing as the most out of date blog on her list, we are going to blog about our trip to Ireland and Sweden to see Caleb and Johanna.
We arrived safely in Shannon, Ireland, on July 25, having survived a 6 1/2 hour layover at JFK. Our flight was delayed 1 1/2 because they said that they couldn't find a gate to load the plane. They said that they had the plane and crew there and there was just a traffic jam for gates. However, this didn't seem to add up as there was no plane at our gate. Nevertheless, we boarded the almost completely full Delta flight and tried to get some sleep, which was hard since there were game and movie consoles on the back of every seat. Grandma exercised her supper natural powers to withstand the urge to continue playing games and was soon sawing logs.
The above map shows our starting point, JFK airport and Shannon airport in Ireland. (The map also shows our later flight to Sweden with a connection in France. We arrived about 11:00 am in Ireland, picked up our baggage and rented a car.
For the next three days, we stayed at a bed and breakfast between the airport and Limerick City called Headley Court. We had stayed here once before and it is very nice with great breakfasts.
After a short nap, we drove into Limerick City, looked for a couple of shops that were mentioned in our guide book and had lunch.
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I'm trying to get a message to the family from Salt Lake City that spent time in Ireland with my father Daniel White-Spunner.
I'm sorry to tell you that he died on Friday Jan 15th of a heart attack. I hope you get this and can respond to me.
Jon
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