We had a great drive from Tralee to Cork today.    It rained off and on but by the time we got to Monkstown Golf Club in Cork County where we played, it was cool but sunny!  It was a parkland-style course - which means lots of trees and narrow fairways. It was so green and well-manicured - it was beautiful! Completely different from St Andrew\s and we checked another box - playing golf in Ireland!  We had a great time.

We had a nice dinner in Cork and the city center was quite busy for a Wednesday! One of the bartenders said that he has seen quite a jump in US visitors in the past couple of weeks.  Again, such friendly people and always interested in our trip.

Tomorrow we board the train from Cork to Dublin.  A 2 1/2 hour train ride through County Cork sounds so great!  We look forward to it.

A few pics of the drive, golf, and Cork.  We love you and miss you all!  Sean and Lori