Monday, July 17, 2023 My alarm goes off and I set about making coffee and finishing up my packing. It’s the last day of the trip, and we have to leave Mousehole, which we very much do not want to do. We get everything packed and organized, and then I go out for one last …
Sunday, July 16, 2023 The sun is shining this morning. I repeat: the sun is shining! No slow start for us today. I have an alarm and a concerning amount of coffee and then we’re out. The weather is good and we’re going to St. Michael’s Mount! We get on the bus from Mousehole to …
Continue reading Ireland and UK Day 26: St. Michael’s Mount and Minack Theatre
Thursday, July 13, 2023 I could have sworn that check-out time was 11, but when I look again at 9:55, it says that it’s 10. We start packing in a frenzy, washing the dishes still in the sink, getting everything straightened out, checking to make sure that we didn’t leave anything behind. Turns out that …
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Chill morning. I have breakfast and try and fail once again to write, and then eventually we head out for another jam-packed day. First stop is the Museum of Brands, since it’s right around the corner from our flat. It’s extremely random and specific but very cool. It’s a collection of …
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Today is not admittedly all that interesting; we just went from Edinburgh to London. Can I end there? Nah, I’ve come this far. The advantage of having a creepy Airbnb is that it is not actually all that sad to leave it. We do the usual packing up and checking under …
Thursday, June 22, 2023 Despite falling asleep after setting alarms for 7:00, we distinctly do not wake up at said time. I was barely conscious when I set it last night and didn’t pay attention to the fact that the alarm was the classic Apple tune “By the Seaside,” which I felt was cute and …
Continue reading Ireland and UK Day 2: Touristy-Literary London
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Hello from the other side of the Atlantic! I’m traveling with my mom for four weeks through England, Ireland, and Scotland, and I’m going to write about it. I debated for a long time whether I was going to blog this trip. I brought along my bluetooth keyboard that I used …
Continue reading Ireland and UK Summer Extravaganza: Day 1 in London
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 