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Wonder of wonders - we actually got a white Christmas in Dallas this year! Sure, it’s only an inch of snow but it’s enough to make things white and that qualifies. Click the pictures for larger versions.

Here’s my rented Prius in the snow.

Maria and Joe’s House

Maria and Joe’s House

Snowy Street Scene

Another Snowy Street Scene

Sometimes you just pass out in the corner of the sofa. If you don’t know my sofa, the arm behind him is about 16″ high. No, I didn’t pick him up and throw him there.

This is the route we took from Mizen Head (south) to Malin Head (north). Just under 430 miles all in - and about 14 hours with fuel and food stops.

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Spotted on a new Volvo C30 in East Boston.

For those of you who don’t get this, the Prancing Horse is Ferrari’s logo. This is a spoof with a Prancing Moose instead.

My final day was spent wandering around in Cobh - a town near Cork with a name that isn’t pronounced anything like what it looks like. You’d probably try to pronounce that something like “Cob” right? Well, if so, then you’re wrong - it’s pronounced “Cove.” Why? Well, it was originally called the Cove of Cork as it’s on the Cork Harbor and, when somebody decided that it needed an Irish name it was simply spelled using what letters the Irish alphabet has. Since Irish doesn’t have a “v” the “bh” is used instead. What does “Cobh” mean in Irish? Not a damn thing! There’s your language and history lesson for the day.

Cobh is a neat little town that is well worth visiting on a sunny day. It’s also the last port of call for the Titanic, so it has a bit of history. Spend a couple of hours there and then go hit the rest of the countryside.

And that’s it! I headed home the next day.