Heading to Ireland

So ... I am heading to Ireland. This is one place on earth that I always said that I wanted to travel to, but my actions had not followed through with my thoughts ... until now. I need to thank my brother for planting the thought of this trip in my head - he does think I am being a bit of a copy-cat, but I believe they say something about that being the greatest form of flattery. My brother is being much more ambitious than I am - he is actually biking completely around the country (Republic and Northern Ireland) in three weeks. I am taking a much more relaxed approach and biking through a smaller area and then traveling on my own for the last few days.

Here is a google map link of the bike trip I will be taking:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Galway,+Ireland&daddr=Spiddal,+Galway,+Ireland+to:Oughterard,+Galway,+Ireland+to:Maam+Cross,+Galway,+Ireland+to:Cong,+Galway,+Ireland+to:Ballinrobe,+Mayo,+Ireland+to:Partry,+Mayo,+Ireland+to:Maumtrasna,+Mayo,+Ireland+to:Cong,+Galway,+Ireland+to:Cornamona+to:Maam+Cross,+Galway,+Ireland+to:Rossaveel,+Galway,+Ireland+to:Galway+to:Lisdoonvarna,+Clare,+Ireland+to:Doolin,+Clare,+County+Clare,+Ireland+to:Lahinch+to:Ennistimon+to:Kilfenora+to:Lisdoonvarna,+Clare,+Ireland+to:Gleninsheen,+Clare,+Ireland+to:Carran,+Clare,+County+Clare,+Ireland+to:Kinvara,+Kinvarra,+Galway,+County+Galway,+Ireland&mra=pe&mrcr=13,14&sll=45.406278,-54.907094&sspn=51.466243,119.53125&ie=UTF8&ll=53.235633,-9.258728&spn=0.688784,1.867676&z=9

I fly out on Thursday night at around 11:50pm - only three more sleeps!!