Hello Scot, you Scot!

Too late to change itinerary -- maybe next time. I wish I had not two weeks, but two months, and unlimited funds, too, of course.

Of course, I'm not a Scot myself, but 3/4 Irish and 1/4 Alsatian by ancestry. (All four grandparents were immigrants to the US.) I have relatively close relatives to visit in County Mayo, but none in Scotland.

Ryanair is indeed a great deal; did you know their rates vary by time of day? We are flying London-to-Dublin after 5 pm for only 11 pounds!