Do you pack light? Or do you take enough clothes to clothe a small family of five when there are only two of you?  Last week I started planning a 10-day trip to Ireland.  Budget in mind we will be carrying everything we need in our backpacks as carry-on luggage.  A first for us as a forever young couple…but it will give us freedom from lugging suitcases as we explore my great-great grandparent’s homeland.

We are on a budget. We are foregoing hotels as well and will save our Euro for the fun stuff. This includes a wool shawl and several pints of Guinness.  Where will we stay?  In a hostel of course!  I guess you can say it is one more thing to check on my bucket list.

No rental car on this trip either.  Public transportation and day tours will take us where we plan to visit.  Are we crazy?  I like to think thrifty.  It’s our chance to be a local for a while and not a tourist.  Life is short and tomorrow is not promised.

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Oh, I’ve had three eye exams since January.  My Fuchs Dystrophy is still present.  I’m in glasses full-time now and have started using eye drops to relieve the pressure.  It’s helped with the haze I would see sometimes.  This is another reason for our special trip…I just don’t know what my future holds. However, I most definitely want to see Ireland with the man I love.