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Our trip to Antrim and the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
April 9-23, 2013

Dinner with Sean and Liz at Global Village

Sunday, April 21


Mixed fish plate at Global Village :



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Dinner with Sean and Liz at Global Village

Global Village

Sunday, April 21




When I woke up this morning KC was still asleep so I went back to sleep and when I woke up again, he was reading. I came downstairs just after 9:30 and it was overcast and raining. I guess we won’t be doing Cruach Mharthain today. We haven’t been very lucky weather-wise this year, have we? It’s fortunate that we like hanging out in the cottage almost as much as we like exploring.

KC came down around 10:00 and made coffee. He finished his book and then fried the sausages that had been languishing in the fridge. He used the non-stick wok that I had used to scramble the eggs because it was so easy to clean. I was skeptical – there didn’t seem to be enough surface area for sausages – but he managed to do it.

I had a smoothie and vitamins with my coffee. Not only do I no longer eat pork, I’ve never been able to eat sausages because of the MSG, so he had the whole package to himself and he ate every one of them with bread, butter and mustard. The bread we bought at the cheese shop was as beautiful inside as out with a dense even crumb.


I don’t have pictures of my smoothies because they look pretty disgusting. At home I make them in a Nutri-Bullet with hibiscus and olive leaf tea but the Nutri-Bullet isn’t dual voltage and even though there IS a stick blender in the cottage, I decided not to make the tea because it’s a diuretic and I didn’t want to be running to the bathroom while we were hiking. Instead, I mix the smoothie ingredients in a small glass with a little water to make a paste and I eat it with a spoon. It doesn’t taste that good and I want to get it down as quickly as possible. I could live on the smoothie, literally, and it helps get me through the day when healthy options aren’t readily available.

After our long hike on Inch Strand last Friday, I had no muscle soreness even though I get very little formal exercise; while KC, who studies dance 3 times a week, had some cramping after sitting in Sammy’s and An Canteen. He postulated that there must be something in my smoothie that helped my body deal with the lactic acid our muscles excreted while we were resting. I know there are many things in the smoothie that help my body deal with every toxin it encounters so he’s right. I offered to share it with him but he declined.

Smoothie ingredients are all organic:
cacao
almond butter
astragalus eeTee
royal jelly powder
mangosteen rind extract
barley grass juice powder
kamut grass juice powder
fruit powders – bilberry, cranberry, blueberry, cherry, goji
veggie powder – broccoli, beet, carrot, cilantro, spinach, pumpkin
sprouted ground chia seeds (protein, fiber, and complete amino acid profile)
bladder wrack (tastes horrible, without this, I wouldn’t need vegetable glycerin)
vegetable glycerin in place of the hibiscus and olive leaf tea purely to make it palatable

The supplements I take are magnesium, vit K2, vit D3, krill oil, astaxanthin, turmeric, COQ10, Vision Quest, resveratrol, silica hydride, schizandra, and coleus forskohlii. I have very dry eyes and many of my supplements support eye health. That is also why I wear ski goggles whenever we hike – the wind would make hiking unbearable. The supplements seem to be helping – my eyesight has improved in the past year (it has reverted to the way it was two years ago) – but the dryness has not abated.

Some of the supplements are also meant to prevent migraines – the krill oil and magnesium for instance – and I have not had one since we came to Dingle; BUT, I have also gotten at least 8 hours of sleep every night, something I rarely get at home.

The rain stopped and the sky cleared slightly but we decided to make today an easy day at the cottage, something we haven’t done yet this trip. I perused the books in the cottage and found one of birds which I used to identify some of those we’d seen, like the Manx Shearwater we’ve seen on the beaches. The little black and white bird that visits the patio every now and then is probably a house martin.

Clearing skies:



KC lazed around on the sofa. I took the cheese out of the fridge in anticipation of lunch and corrected the mistakes on the web page. Lunch was bread, cheese and sausages. The bread is really delicious but the cheese was too strong for me. I don’t eat much cheese now, since it’s not good for my blood type, and prefer the milder varieties. If you like strong cheese, you will LOVE it.

Local cheese with nettles:



We listened to the Irish music on my phone’s MP3 player and played cribbage.

Since KC usually wins, I developed a new cribbage tactic: when it’s my turn to cut the cards, I take one card off the top which means I get KC’s hand instead of mine, and I won two games in a row. The first one was a gift – I got exactly the 12 points I needed to go out before he counted, but the second I was ahead from the beginning.

The first game of the second round was mine, too, but after that KC was on to me and foiled my attempts to steal his luck. At one point, I suggested that we trade hands, after they were dealt but before we had looked at them, and he agreed. BIG MISTAKE. I ended up with 3 points and he got 14. FOURTEEN! Fourteen points that should have been mine. From that point on my luck had changed and KC won the game.

It was 5:30 now and I had to start getting ready for our dinner date with Sean and Liz. We both took a quick shower and were out the door at 6:30 which got us to Global Village ten minutes early. We parked right in front of the restaurant and I took pictures of the outside and the menus.

The Global Village Restaurant:




We had eaten here last year with Michael and I was looking forward to a healthy meal. According to their website, they serve only "fresh fish from inshore local fisherman, fresh meat from farmers who operate a sustainable farming policy and the seasonal vegetables grown in the Global Village chemical free vegetable garden run using biodynamic principles."

While we waited for Sean and Liz, KC had a Dingle Gin and tonic and liked it as much as I had. We’ll have to stop by the distillery tomorrow and if it isn’t sold in the US, we’ll bring back a bottle. Sean and Liz both ordered wine and I stayed with water.

For starters KC ordered the leek and potato soup, Sean the crab bisque, Liz the duck pate, and I the risotto with John Dory and cauliflower. KC said it was the best leek and potato soup he’d ever had and my risotto was excellent.

Appetizers at Global Village :


For dinner, KC and Sean both ordered beef, Liz had the lemon sole, and I had the sole-brill-scallop-plate. KC said his beef was done to a turn as was my fish. It was a treat to have scallops with their coral. The garlic potato cake was delicious but I would have preferred more of the celeriac, a vegetable we rarely see in the US. I suppose I should have asked for some – they were very accommodating.

Entrees at Global Village :

For dessert, I had the mocha plate, KC had the mixed plate, and Sean and Liz shared the sampler. My selection was very good but KC’s panna cotta was sublime.

Dessert at Global Village :





We had a French pinot noir with the meal and Bailey’s on ice afterwards. We talked and talked and talked about everything from gun control to motorcycle vacations to products made-in-china. We really did close the place down. We weren’t done talking, though, so we went over to Dick Mack’s, where KC and I had never been and where Sean and Liz’s son, Adam, was tending bar.

Sean and Liz right before we left:



As we were making our way there, we passed a fish and chip shop and saw Niall inside, so KC nipped in to say hello while we continued on to the pub. Inside the pub, who should we see but Brian. He had a gorgeous blonde on his arm, and introduced her as Petra. It was nice being able to talk to him outside An Canteen.

Dick Mack’s:



We were actually quite impressed with Dick Mack’s. The interior is almost entirely natural wood with a wonderful old patina. Like Curran’s, one side of the room was full of old shoes, boots, books and other miscellany. I took some pictures of the snug, where women used to drink when they were not allowed in the main part of the bar, and the barrels of tea and sugar behind the counter, but the flash destroyed the ambiance.


One photo that did turn out was of the current owner, Oliver Mackenzie. Apparently, he’s quite a colorful character and has been photographed all over the world in that wide-brimmed hat.

Dick Mack’s current owner, Oliver:



The bar was full of locals at this time on a Sunday night. Sean knew everyone there and they were giving him and Adam the business. We laughed a lot! The Irish have such a wonderful sense of humor.

Dick Mack’s must have the town’s largest selection of whiskey, including some we’d never seen before.

Whiskey at Dick Mack’s:



KC ordered something called Dingle Gold whiskey, supposedly bottled by the Cooley Distillery in County Louth. We were told this whiskey was being sold until the real Dingle Gold, a triple-distilled single malt matured in sherry casks, has matured. HOWEVER, I could not find any for sale, anywhere, so I suspect it’s something the Porterhouse Brewing Company cooked up before the new distillery opened and that this misleading practice has since been discontinued with Dick Mack’s holding two of the few remaining bottles. If that’s the case, I’m glad we got to taste it.

Dingle Whiskey’s three pot stills:



I tasted the Dingle Gold and didn’t like it as much as the Bushmills Black, my benchmark, but I’m not a connoisseur. In fact, I never drink whiskey except in a mixed drink, so what do I know. I didn’t get a picture but was able to crop one out of the shot above.

Dingle Gold whiskey at Dick Mack’s:



If you want to get in on the ground floor of the new whiskey, Dingle Whiskey is selling casks of their NEW 5-year product for €6000 ($8000) PLUS VAT and bottling. While we would LOVE to help support this venture, it’s more than we can afford.

Dick Mack’s also had one bottle of 26-year-old Midleton’s, purchased at auction years ago, that was selling for €100 per shot! We smelled it but no one ponied up the coin so it went un-tasted.

26-year-old Midleton’s at Dick Mack’s:



Sean and Liz left at 11:30 and we left soon after, walking back to our car with Brian and Petra. They pointed out the Smurf artwork that had been popping up un-authorized around the town. An unknown artist is decorating random storefronts with them. I suggested the city create a treasure hunt, awarding a prize to anyone who identifies every location. We hadn’t noticed them until now and we’ve walked past them multiple times.

All the way home, KC kept exclaiming how much he had enjoyed the evening. We can’t believe tomorrow is our last day here.

We were home at midnight. KC brewed a pot of coffee and I downloaded the pictures. He went to bed around 1:30 and I followed just before 2:00. It had been a wonderful evening except for one thing – we had both felt really guilty for not eating at An Canteen.


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Page 14: Mon – Dingle, An Canteen Restaurant, Pack and Return Home.
Page 01: Tue – Prep and Travel to Dublin.
Page 02: Wed – Drive from Dublin to Barbican Gatelodge in Antrim.
Page 03: Thu – Giant’s Causeway.
Page 04: Fri – Bushmills, Dunluce, Waterfall in Glenarm Forest.
Page 05: Sat – Drive from Antrim to Dingle, Murphy’s Pub.
Page 06: Sun – Dingle and Music at Courthouse
Page 07: Mon – Shopping in Dingle.
Page 08: Tue – Loch a'Dúin, Doyle’s Restaurant, Music at Courthouse.
Page 09: Wed – Cottage, An Canteen Restaurant, Michael & John at Mighty Session
Page 10: Thu – Fenit Pier and Bana Beach
Page 11: Fri – Inch Strand, Sammy’s Cafe, An Canteen, Music at John Benny’s.
Page 12: Sat – Dingle, Dinner at Michael & Dara’s, Music at Courthouse.
Page 13: Sun – Cottage, Global Village Restaurant, Dick Mack’s Pub.
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