Jamie Thingelstad

Travel

Detailed travel logs and trip journals live here. Expect day‑by‑day itineraries (e.g., our Switzerland & Italy trip) with weather notes, meals and family anecdotes, plus posts on museum visits, road‑trips and cruises.

It didn’t occurr to me that Ireland was going to have much longer days. We are used to Minnesota at 45 °N. Ireland is at 53 °N with over an hour of additional light. Still a far cry from Iceland at 62 °N and yet 5 more hours of light, but super noticeable with light well past 10 PM.

The view from where we are staying in Ballybunion with the sun low in the sky behind the cliffs as the tide is out.

Sandy beach at low tide beside dark layered cliffs topped with green grass, warm sunset light reflecting on wet sand with calm sea beyond.