In June of 1996, I visited Ireland for the first time. It had been a lifelong dream of mine to go there one day, but it was my daughter Kelly who finally convinced me that "one day" was now. So she checked out air fares & bed & breakfast costs for me, & before I knew it I had an airline ticket to Ireland in my hands! When I talked to Rick about my trip, he & Michelle wanted to go too, so we met up in Dublin, rented a car & spent the next 12 days traveling about, stopping at a new bed & breakfast at the end of each day.