gaeilge

in the republic of ireland the official language is gaeilge or as english speakers refer: irish/gaelic. still after two trips to ireland i can only pronounce "thank you", and that with some dispute. it depends if you are in county clare or county mayo, rather like dialects of english in the US. our trip to the emerald isle again was met with sunshine and friendly faces...... and this year a few pints of guinness in dublin. it is difficult to describe the beauty we encountered but i'll try with a few pictures.
kayakers paddling along the giant's causeway in northern ireland made me wish i'd have taken my folbot along, but so did every stretch of water along the coast and every "lough" or lake. the geometric shapes of the rock formations, raised up along the coast at giant's causeway, proves that there really is a reason to take geometry in school....... couldn't have proven it before this.

the falls hotel lacked the usual "falls" with low water levels and less rain than normal, but the lush countryside was still full of flowers in bloom and "quite lovely" vistas.