I Made It To Ireland! (Ireland 1)

    SO, I am in Ireland! It was a long flight and now I am not so sure I am such a fan of airports but after a smooth 2 flights here (I stopped in Amsterdam) I am finally here! Right off the bat the most noticeable aspect of Ireland is the weather! PERFECT! I love it! It's been around 39F (+/-) or 3C (+/-) and it feels great, I don't feel like I am slowly dying since I am used to about 90-110F (32-43C)!

There is so much to see that we don't have in the states, it's like, back home we are all about quantity over quality but here in Ireland it feels more like quality over quantity. Though, I suppose some things can be a tad more expensive, groceries mostly, but maybe that is because there is no Super Walmart here? I have seen a McDonald's, Subway, and Pizza Hut though! Haha... Love it...

So, just a few minor differences like how you drive on the left side of the road and not the right. Light switches are down for on and up for off. It's usually cold and wet out instead instead of hot and dry, haha, but I really do not mind ;^).  

So I am staying in Dublin with my wonderful friend Gabi, and so far, we spent most my time here visiting Sligo which is almost 4 hours north-west of Dublin by bus. We visited my friend Linda (who also has MS) and her husband Connor both whom I have known for almost 3 years online thanks to my blog and Facebook. They took us to lunch and to visit a few sights around Sligo! We even scored a free “self-tour” (here are the keys, lock up when you are done) of a famous castle (Markree Castle) that had been turned into a hotel (oldest inhabited castle in Ireland). Jonny Cash stayed there and filmed a scene right on the very oak staircase we had walked up and down!

Then Gabi and I stayed one night in Castle Dargin, (castle/hotel/spa) and it was amazing, but a tad expensive! Hence, one night haha... Not sure where I put all my pictures? Well, either way, never have I felt so relaxed, so... free of stress! This has so far made me feel great! No pain, my heart is not racing constantly, in fact, I feel pretty... “normal” haha...

   
Now we are back in Dublin and once I have my camera gear (which I mailed to myself) I will spend some time exploring the area “artistically” with my camera so I should have some great shots to post pretty soon since there is a little more to work with here in Ireland than a rock in the dirt or a stick in the sand haha!
   
I am certain I left out so much but it is hard to stare at the computer for very long when I am in IRELAND plus it took me a while to catch up on emails, blog comments, Youtube comments, Facebook, etc. Working with photos on a Windows computer is kind of tricky as well when I am used to a Mac... Ehem...

I will post more later! Take care!