Except for the first and the last two posts, which were written on the days described, all the other posts were written long after the trip was over. So crowded was my schedule that I did not even attempt to write daily posts this trip, contenting myself instead with posting photos taken on the fly during the day as proof that I was still alive. Some days, these photos were few in number and other days plentiful; I have incorporated these photos¹ into these accounts.

Freed of the need to find time during the trip to whip my notes into shape each day, I still continued my usual mode of taking brief but fairly detailed notes on my iPhone as the day transpired (in some of the Celtic Colours concerts, I took notes instead in a paper notebook so as not to be accused of taking photos or recording—some venues are really picky—though I knew from past experience that, due to writing quickly in inadequate lighting, this often results in some illegibility after the fact). Except for the three accounts written on the days on which they were posted, the remainder result from editing, expanding, and assembling my notes into a coherent post here at home long after the fact.

¹ Because the iPhone makes it easy to share photos on Facebook, all of these photos were taken with the camera on my new iPhone7 Plus, which offers a significant improvement over my previous iPhone6s Plus; it amazes me how well this tiny camera and its software perform, sometimes even equalling the performance of my Nikon D5100 DSLR, though as often not even close. Some of the problems I caused, e.g., by failing to hold the iPhone steady or properly, so not all of the poor quality stems from the camera alone. Moreover, photos that seemed, on the small screen, to be acceptable for posting often reveal serious imperfections at the larger sizes shown on this page: you will see several such mediocre quality photos here, which I have nonetheless chosen to retain in these accounts as they were the ones I posted at the time.↩