Since we first arrived in Ireland, things have been going our way. On a train from southern Ireland to Dublin, Joe and I were interrupted by Tina, who upon seeing that we were playing cards invited herself to join. We were caught off guard at first, but hey, we'll roll with it. Next thing we know she pulls out two tall boys of Bud for us and insists that we take them (because the beer on the train is too exspensive). We played a poker with her until she had to get off the train, at which point she gets out two more beers for us. "Being nice costs nothin," she said several times. She sure was nice and kinda crazy too, but like she said, I'll never forget Tina. On that same train, Joe and I also met a especially nice (a very different type than Tina) older couple, Ilene and Herald. Long story shorter, we capped off our stay in Northern Ireland with Ilene and Herald. They took us (Joe, Brock, and I) to their house for tea and buscuits, then to some tourist sites (The Giant's Causeway & Dunluce Castle, pictures below), then back to their home for dinner. We were so blessed.
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| Ilene, Herald, and their home |
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Giant's Causway
Hexigonal columns of rock formed by volcanoes...
...however I believe the myth that a giant built them |
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Dunluce Castle
the ruins of a very cool cliff's edge castle,
on which C.S. Lewis supposedly based Cair Paravel |
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