Beautiful Ireland

Much has happened since the last time I posted seeing that it was almost a week ago, but I'm not able to remember all details since there was so much. So I shall jot down in bullet form all the fun and amazing things we have done.

Saturday 5 July 2008

• drove across the island of Ireland from the west coast to the east, where we are now staying and will be continuing our trip. Crossed through towns such as Westport, Sligo, even up into Northern Ireland's Eniskillen. Arrived at our new house in Omeath around 6 pm and settled in.

Sunday 6 July 2008

• got all dressed and ready for church in Dundalk, where my grandparents served for about 5 months of their mission, only to find that the address we had was for a residence. They used to hold church services for the branch in my grandparents duplex when they lived there so obviously it had relocated when they left.


• took a nice stroll around their old duplex and saw lots of dead jelly fish on the rocks.

Monday 7 July 2008

• drove south thru outskirts of Dublin to visit Wicklow Coutny.


• visited Powerscourt Manor with its gorgeous gardens and landscaping


• toured thru Glendalough and surrounding lakes, which was a monastery back in the 11th century.


• briefly drove thru Bray, another area where my grandparents served.

Tuesday 8 July 2008

• visited Newgrange, which is a burial edifice built around 4000 B.C., being even older than the Pyramids of Giza.


• walked thru grounds of Trim Castle

Wednesday 9 July 2008

• drove up into Northern Ireland along the coast.


• walked across the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge


• hiked through Giants Causeway

Thursday 10 July 2008

• slept in until 9:30.


• tried to find Internet cafe in Carlingford in the pouring rain, which ended up not opening until 4 pm.


• took a nap from 2-3 pm.


• ate dinner and am now at Internet cafe


• if you couldn't tell, today was our relaxation day and a time to rest from our busy schedule.

Friday 11 July 2008

• tomorrow we drove back up thru Northern Ireland to Portrush where we visited Dunluce castle which is falling into the ocean below as the cliff gives out.


• splash it up at Water World, an indoor swimming facility where my cousin Aaron had a grand time swimming.