Greetings from Ireland

Top of the morning to you!!! Sunday around 4pm my mom and I boarded a plane from LAX and flew non-stop to the land of leprechauns- Ireland. The 10 hour flight went by quickly and was very smooth sailing. Once in Dublin we took a short commuter flight to Shannon airport where Frank, our driver, then took us to our house in Lisdoonvarna. It was on these small windy country roads that my stomach got a bit uneasy and we made it to this quaint town just in time.

After a quick tour of the house we were off to see the town square and get a bite to eat. We then stopped by the local mini-market for some food later that evening and in the morning, with mini being the word to desribe this establishment. By 4:30 pm we were exhausted and both of us took a 2 hour nap. Upon waking we watched a movie and had some soup and bread. Around 10:00 pm I looked outside to see that it was still somewhat light out and it didn't fully get dark until about 10:40.

Woke at 5:30 am, tried to go back to sleep until 6:30, read my book for 30 minutes and then fell asleep until 10 am. Showered and was eating breakfast/lunch when the rest of the family pulled up in the rented van. The reason we are here in Ireland is because my grandparents served one of their 4 missions here in Ireland back in 1992. They wanted to come back to visit and invited whoever wanted to come from the family.

After a quick rest for them we loaded up the van, drove to Doolin and stopped at the bay, wherre the waves were huge. We then proceeded to the Cliffs of Moher where we walked and climbed about. They are a good 600 feet off the ocean and just amazing. On the drive home we stopped in Ennistimon for dinner and happened upon The Cascades, a very cool river formation.