Some thoughts...

Today, our third full day in Dublin, we went on a tour of Glendalough. We took an hour-long bus ride to Glendalough to see the remains of the settlement set up in about 500 AD by St-Kevin. There were tons of tombstones surrounding the different remains, some so old the writing had worn off, others dating as recently as 2005. Dad and Angela walked around the two lakes and took tons of pictures. Probably the coolest building was the "Refert Church" It was off the regular trail and there were very few signs but we managed to find it. It's about 1100 years old. The roof is long gone but the walls and windows holes remain. All around the church are toumbstones that are falling apart. We suspect most of them used to be crosses but they are now, for the most part rectangular.

Our second stop on the tour was Avoca handweavers. We got to see how they weave the cloth they sell. Most of it was done by machine but it was neat to see. Dad and Angela shopped and took pictures while we waited to return to Dublin. Angela fell asleep on the bus ride home and now has a stiff neck. We are both tired but having a lot of fun.

For supper, we had a nice hot meal at Pizza Hut (That typically Irish restaurant!). We even had desert!

Today, the weather was great! They had predicted torrential rain but we had sun all day (We were told never to trust the weatherman).

Tomorow, we will be taking a bus to Limerick (near Shannon) where we will pick up a car. Our plan is to see the Cliffs of Moher Saturday then to stay in Killarny for a few nights and tour the three penninsulas.

We've decided to stop shopping now, as our carry-on bags were full when we started and are now too full. We're enjoying each others company and are looking forward to spending some time out of the city and near the ocean. Dad's a bit scared about the whole driving on the left thing, and Angela says she is a bit scared about that too. But we'll probably survive. Angela learned today that she will be in charge of navigating while Dad drives, and that probably stresses her as much as driving does Dad!

Keep praying for us!