The Dingle Way—Slí Chorca Dhuibhne in Irish—is a 110-mile walking trail in the southwest of Ireland. It completes a circuit of the Dingle Peninsula, starting and finishing in Tralee, the capital of Kerry. This walk passes through arguably the most impressive and richest archaeological heritage of all of Ireland’s national trails. Slí Chorca Dhuibhne is … More The Dingle Way
The Rota Vicentina is a 750-km network of trails – we walked the Historical Way and Fishermen’s Trail portions for a total of 121 miles. We started on April 20th, 2023, and traveled north to south along the southwestern coastline of Portugal’s Alentejo region and Vicentina coast for ten days, finishing in Cabo Sao Vicente, Europe’s most south-westerly … More Best of The Rota Vicentina
The West Highland Way – Slighe na Gàidhealtachd an Iar in Gaelic – is a 96-mile long-distance route in Scotland running from Milngavie (Mull-guy) north of Glasgow to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. We started walking on September 9th, 2022, after spending a night in Glasgow to shake off jet lag. By waiting until … More The West Highland Way
3-minute read – January 2022 Sean and I first came to Ireland in May 2017 as part of a 5-week tour of the UK and Europe. On our last night in Ireland, we stayed at an Airbnb on a family sheep farm, and our connection to sheep farming began. Later that summer, we went to … More Thoughts on Lambing
Being stuck in the middle of business owner fights is the worst. Do you stay or do you go? And how do you decide? … More When Small Business Owners Fight
At the beginning of 2021, we found ourselves with some unexpected free time. Before the pandemic, our goal was to own a couple of vacation rental properties which would provide some income and the opportunity to live part-time in both locations, ideally one on the beach and one in the mountains. Despite that goal, in … More National Park Running
5-min read We returned home from Ireland on January 20th, our hearts full from another tremendous visit with our sheep-farming friends in Sligo. Lambing is an extraordinarily hectic but rewarding time in a sheep farmer’s life, which we’ve been blessed to participate in several times. We love lambing sheep! We were also excited about an … More 2020 The Year of Never Ending Changes
Our beach condo was built in 1976 and updated in 2004 to include a full wall of mirrors. Despite how much larger the room felt, we decided to take down the mirrors and install shiplap. Supplies We chose 1×8 nickel gap pine and a whitewash paint finish. Step 1 – Remove the mirrors and prep … More Shiplap Accent Wall
My plantar fasciitis recovery plan … More Plantar Fasciitis
The before and after photos of our Florida beach condo. … More Dolphin Point Condo
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