Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

My #1 fear for this trip is the driving. I'm pretty freaked out by it actually. I'm sure I'll get used to driving on the other side of the road, but man, I don't think it will be easy.

I've used my oh-so-awesome travel book once again.....

The speed limits there don't seem to bad, and get this, they use MPH! Yay! No converting to km/h needed! In built up areas the speed limit is 30mph, 60mph outside built up areas, and 70mph on motorways. On certain roads it will specify 40mph or 50mph, otherwise it's 60.

Road signs are in both English and Gaelic. The new-style white & green signs read distance in km but the old black & white ones are in miles.

Apparently you can drive for miles without seeing another car. That's nice for the fact that I don't have to worry about hitting them, but sucks if I get lost or need help. Well... I can use my cell if I get stuck. (More on cell phones next week.) Even major roads are quiet. The roads are also full of curves and turns.























And here's a road going to the Wicklow Mountains: