Who's coming

I wanted to let you know that Francis Quill will be making the journey from Ireland!  All 3 Shetler boys and their mother Peggy will be there as well as the whole Kale family.
The Mishler family will all be coming up from Florida and the Quill clan from the Boston area will also be joining us.

Quill Family Reunion June 28, 29, 30 2013

Just a reminder to get your reservations in.  I sent everyone on the list an email regarding reservations.  This is a public site so I won't post anything personal. 

Date Changed to June 28, 29, 30, 2013

Hi Cousins,
  I had to change the date of the reunion to the weekend of June 28, 29, and 30.  If you book it right you will be there for all the festivities of July 4th.  I hear there are lots of things to do at that time of the year.  I have a block of rooms on hold so stay tuned to that information.

Family Reunion June 21,22,23 2013

Hi Family,
   I just got home from a wonderful extended weekend in North Carolina and fell in love with the area. It is so beautiful and so many things to see and do.  It is a perfect place for a family reunion and hope that you will be able to join us to celebrate our family.  Please keep checking back on this blog as I will be adding information about lodging and other information as the date gets closer

Just a little sample of North Carolina

Looking out to the backyard

A little pond on the property 

Nicole playing in the leaves

Picture perfect scene

Michael Mishler giving us the tour

So many beautiful waterfalls 

Local golf course

My new friend

Nicole with fresh picked flowers

Travel Tips

Hi Cousins,

   For those of you that are traveling from the US I wanted to send you some travel tips I have been gathering these past few weeks.  My daughter Nicole is in  Europe right now and has been very helpful sending me lots of good ideas.

1.  Make sure you bring your electric outlet converters you can pick them up as a set at Best Buy or Frys

2.  Don't bring high heel shoes or at least pointed heels, bring comfortable walking shoes as you will be doing a lot of walking.

3.  Bring gum for the airplane it helps with the elevation.

4.  If you have a portable GPS (Garmin) and you plan to drive in Ireland, you can purchase an SD card with Ireland road maps for $45 and it just slips into the Garmin.

      Last time I was there I rented a Garmin for 15 eu per day ($21)  It's worth checking out.

5.   Nicole said if you can't carry your luggage then you probably are bringing to much.  Remember the cars are small and the trunks are really small.

6.   Bring a little laundry detergent to wash underwear in the sink. Washing machines are not easily accessible and drying is expensive.
7.   Buy Shampoo and Conditioner when you get to Ireland and get enough to share among the family
8.  Come with Euros and don't wait to do it at the airport. Their exchange rates are awful.

9.  Go to your bank and let them know you will be out of the  country for X amount of weeks/days 

10.  Check out cashpassport.com. It is similar to a debt card that you put money on it and can use it like a credit card but when

      you come home you can cash it out with US dollars and don't have to worry about exchanging Euros. Please keep in mind though that not every

      store can process credit cards so be sure  to carry Euro on you. 

11.  Make sure to bring your drivers license to rent a car. They will need more than a passport
12.  Bring a quality rain jacket.
13.  If there are snacks that you enjoy often that are easy to travel with bring them. the flight is long the drives are long and there are no   

       Supermarkets to get what you are looking for.  Nicole really enjoyed the fruit leather bars at Trader Joe's and dried cranberries and organic almonds.

14.  Make a copy of all your credit cards, your license and Passport and keep it in a safe place or leave a copy at home with a trusted friend or relative.

15.  If you have an iphone or blackberry make sure you talk to your phone provider to see how to turn off the roaming as you will still get charged,

       even if your not using it. (lots of horror stories of $1,000's phone bills)

Site of the Family Reunion in Rossmacowen, Ireland Co. Cork

Site of the family reunion 

Liz Quill (Pat's wife), Diane and Nora Quill (Francis' wife) 

Alison attempting a cartwheel in the front yard of the farm in Ireland

Eoin taking us on a hike behind the farm

Hungry Hill 

Francis and Pat Quill 

Cousins Mary Clare, Carys,  and Alison hanging out on the farm

Our cousins the O'Leary family

Friendly cows we encountered on our hike

Alison and I on our hike

Cousins playing with the football in the front yard