Ireland

I have been dying to go to Ireland for so many years.  So much green.  And I am so glad we were able to add it to our itinerary.   I was nervous that we would not get many photo opportunities because of all the rain, but God answered our many prayers and we had awesome weather almost the entire time we were there, which is beyond rare.  We flew into Dublin, where we stayed a couple of days, and then rented a car to head to the western coast.  Our first day along the coast was nothing but constant strong wind and heavy rain. We couldn’t even see the ocean.  So we decided to make our way to the Cliffs of Moher a day early. Just as we arrived at the cliffs, the clouds opened up and everything was glowing.  It was amazing, and one of my very favorite memories from the entire trip.  Absolutely breathtaking.  We then spent the night in a quaint little cottage in the little seaside town of Doolin (which I fell in love with), before heading to the Dingle Peninsula where we spent our 2 year anniversary and stayed on a sheep farm for a few days.  When we arrived at the farm, little lambs were frolicking in the field, and came up to great us at the fence, along with a couple of ducks.  🙂 There were also still a few pregnant sheep, one of which gave birth while we were there. Rob and I had arrived back at the farm after a drive around the scenic Slea Head Drive 5 minutes after the little lamb was born and we were able to watch the mother clean her new little baby and then watch it take it’s first steps. Such a great experience.

The people we met in Ireland were some of the nicest we have ever met…so cheery and willing to help.  Because of this, and the many things we were blessed to experience during our time there, I would say Ireland may have been my favorite place…if I had to choose.

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Some shots are film, some are digital, and most are available for print ordering!  You can check out photos from the rest of our trip here….Prague, Switzerland, Scotland/England, and Iceland.