The next morning we headed north to catch a ferry that crossed the mouth of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, where it meets the sea, on our way to the Loop Head Peninsula.  The peninsula…

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When the sun came back out the following day, we all headed out to the island of Gozo, just next to Malta.  The kids and I split with the Swensons there, as they had to leave early for…

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We took a trip about an hour north to Gaeta, where we heard there is a fantastic Christmas lights display.  We started out in a medieval town called Maranola, where we found historical landmarks in a quiet village…

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