Here's a lucky auto-focus shot through my window:
After following less-than-clear directions and doing lots of guessing and praying, we finally reached the hilltop cottage where we would spend our next 6 nights. It was considerably larger than we needed -- 5 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, 2 bathrooms, large kitchen -- but really a nice house with incredible views in all directions. A good while after returning from a leisurely Italian dinner, Curtis noticed this view of the sunset from our front door:
The sun sets at about 9:30 at this time of year in Ireland, and the sky stays light until nearly midnight. We stepped outside to get a better look at the sunset. Our cottage was within 2 miles of the Atlantic Ocean.
Looking toward the left (south) we could see the edge of the Cliffs of Moher; to the right (north) was Galway Bay and "the wild western Irish fringe known as Connemara."
Right at our feet were typical flowers found in many gardens in this part of Ireland:
The front of our cottage, our trusty rental car, and one glad-to-be-off-the-road Curtis. Ahhhhhhhh, home!
O King of brightness and the sun who knows our worth,be with us every day,
be with us every night,
be with us every night and day,
be with us every day and night.
Irish blessing
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