I am very excited that I am in the countdown to Ireland. Two weeks from today -come hell or high water as my grandmother used to say- I am going to Northern Ireland for ten days. I leave Friday, April 18, 2008 at 5 PM. Then I have a 3 hour lay-over in New York. I arrive in Belfast Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 9 AM. Both Paul and I are very excited to see one another. We have not seen one another in eight long months. A stressful eight months as he was so terribly sick that he almost died. He is still trying to adapt after being sick for so very long, but he is doing well considering everything.
I have left the plans of what is best to see up to Paul and surprise. I know that he is going to take me to see the Giant's Causeway. Paul lives on the northeast coast of Ireland. There are several lovely beaches he is excited to show to me. Not beaches where one would relax in the warm, blue water, but beaches to walk along holding hands, trying not to get your feet wet because it is so cold. It looks lovely in the photos that I have seen though. Excellent photo ops.
I will most certainly return and report my varied travels and experiences. I hope maybe to send out a blog from my trip too. I have included a preview photo here of Dunluce Castle in Northern Ireland so that everyone can be sufficiently envious.
