Ireland, Day 2

We woke up and went down for breakfast. It was yummy--eggs, sausages, fruit, cereal, croissants, and more.  After getting our fill, we checked out of the hotel and headed to Fota Wildlife Park.  It was fun, but mostly just a zoo. We thought it was going to be a little more than that, and I guess it was, but not much more. Some of the animals roam through the park, so that is what makes it a bit more interesting. We came really close to the ring-tailed lemurs and these little deer.  The monkeys/gibbons are always a favorite.  We ran out of steam early, though.  We decided rather than to take them somewhere else they wouldn't want to go, we took them to the movies.  On some degrees this was lame, to be in Ireland and go watch a movie, but we still had a late flight to get through and we were already tired. We all had some good laughs at Kung Fu Panda 2 anyway.  My favorite part was when Po asks, "Who am I?" Goofy, our Goofy, answered very loudly, "You're Kung Fu Panda!"  So after the movie, we just went to the airport to return the car, get to our gate, and we stopped and picked up a few more souvenirs at the shops there.  When we finally made it to our house, it was 2:15 AM.  Some seriously long days.  So when people ask us how our trip was I say, "Long, but short."  I guess I should say, "Exhausting to pack everything into two short days" instead.   But it was nice to finally get to Ireland. And it was a fun trip, even if we were crazy to try to have those super long days.  The kids did great though.  All the kids slept on the plane back to England, and Goofy stayed asleep pretty much the whole time through customs and parking, etc.  So of course he was up at 6 AM the next morning.  So much for catching up on sleep!