Our Rick Steves tour has been very good. The itinerary is interesting and sometimes involves a short hike.
We like that only about half of the lunches & dinners are included so when we eat on our own, we eat smaller meals. When we have been on tours that include more meals as part of the tour, we eat more than we normally do.
We are very fortunate to have as our guide, Pat O'Connor, who wrote the Rick Steves Ireland book. He is always telling us interesting tidbits and stories about wherever we happen to be, or are going. He has a great memory because he has had the answer to every question anyone has asked.
Our tour group is also very good. Nobody is late and there are no divas. The average age is lower than any other tour or cruise we have been on - my guess is the average age is about our age. On many previous tours, we were some of the younger travelers. About a third of our group are retired educators, 2 doctors, 2 phds, 2 nurses, executives, and 2 retired military.
Today we took a 45 min ferry ride to the island of Inishmore. It is starkly scenic - there is only about 6" of topsoil and plenty of stones, some of which have been used to make the many stone fences on the island.
Inishmore potato patch
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