Ireland
We have made it to Ireland! yayayay! After a very long plane ride (actual time unknown we couldnt figure it out, somewhere between 6-7 hours), and a 3 hour drive we finally made it to Bundoran which is in county Donegal, our finall destination.
After a nap and some food it was already mid-afternoon so we explored Bundoran. It is a rather small fishing town bordered by Donegal bay and “mountains” which we consider to be mear foot hills. everything is green, which is expected, but man is it green! the closer you get to the ocean the more windswept the grass becomes which is wonderful.
the big thing here is surfing, some of the best in Ireland in fact. there are beautiful white beaches, rocks, green grass, ect. our apartment looks directly out onto the beach which is about a 2 min walk.
the people are wonderful, or at lest the five we actually know are. this weekend there is a giant music festival in town so we will hopefully meet a few more people.
Things to note if you ever travel here:
They slam doors like no tantrum-throwing-child ever could. Its not that they are all really angry or anything, tis just that the doors slam shut, if they arnt proped or held open they close, loudly. this we discovered at one this morning when the pub/barers came in.
You can get everything here that you can get at home, yes everything. we went shopping , found everything we could need, including mangos which I didnt expect to see.
They do drive on the other side of the road, which is fine but this does effect the whole jay-walking thing that we are all so good at, which way do you look first. We also have the question of: if the cars are on the other side of the road does this reflect on walking too. If you are to pass someone on the street which side to you pass on? It doesnt seem to the that big of a deal but we had a few close run ins at the beach this morning.
to get a “ride” is to get a “lift”. to get a ride is a compleatly different thing then getting a lift in someones car from say the ariport home.
when people ask you for the “crack” they do not in fact want drugs. tis just a question like whats up? or happening.-whats the crack?
All outlets and electronics can and most of the time are turned off. this lends some problems to figuring out which outlet/electric swich turns on the frig, washer or stove top.
“You can get everything here that you can at home.” Really? Not, apparently a good proof-reader. As I recall bikers are to ride along with traffic and pedestrians-that’s yous two-are to walk against traffic, at least that’s how it is here, in the good old US of A, except in Arizona where peds are only allowed in marked crosswalks. But I digress and do hope that you figure out how to get your frig on soon. Love, your mother
Hi Girls
whats the craic?! just thought i’d drop a post. I from ireland and couldn’t not leave a comment!
hope you had a really good trip and got to see our little isle.
you never really think about the different cultures until you hear people talking about it i.e crack, ride etc.
i hope you’s have a great time
Sandy