Hi again,
When I left off the other day we had gotten through the end of July.  We came back to New Jersey and headed down the shore with Jack's sister Barbara for a week.  We went to Ocean City, NJ.  Had beautiful weather and spent almost every day on the beach.  Been many years since Jack and I spent a week at the shore. We had so much fun we found a camp site on the mainland side across from Sea Isle City and booked two weeks in September.  Then we came home from the shore to prepare for our trip to Ireland.  Yes, we decided to take a vacation from our retirement and spent 12 days on tour in Ireland.  It was all we could wish for and more.  We did a tour that took us around the perimeter of the entire island.  We spent a day in Dublin, two in Northern Ireland (Belfast and Derry (Londonderry)) and then down the western coast and back up the eastern coast to Dublin.  It was great.  We visited Westport, Galway, Dingle, the Cliffs of Mohr, Giants Parkway, Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone, Bunratty's Castle and saw the 40 shades of green of Ireland.  We had a great tour guide and if anyone is interested CIE Tours is a fantastic all inclusive tour company. I am thinking that I would go back to Ireland again and again.  But not right away.  We came back and then took the camper down the shore for two weeks.  September at the Jersey Shore is quiet during the week but a little busy on the weekend.  We spent a couple of fun days with Bob and Shirley, Jack's cousin and his wife.  One day we went to lunch and then to the Cape May County Zoo.  What a nice zoo.  We walked around for about 3 hours and enjoyed the animals and the beautiful day.  We also went to the Miss America Parade of Shoes in Atlantic City on the night before the Miss America Pageant.  That was a fun night.  The parade went on despite the rain and the contestants all were great sports and the bands played and had a good time.  Jack and I also went to the Hydroplane races in Wildwood.  A good time was had by both of us.  I picked the winners in all but one race so Jack decided I should go to the track. Yeah right I can see the money flying out the window.
Back to Lumberton for two weeks before we head to New Smyrna Beach for the winter.  We will be staying at my cousins house while she goes on a cruise so the puppies don't get lonely during the day.
Stay tuned in a couple of weeks for the next installment.