Monday we had a Zone Conference with the Belfast Zone. We had two hours of training, lunch and Elder Holt organized some games for the zone activity. It's always fun to be with the younger Elders and Sisters! They are good sports and pretend they enjoy being with us too!!!
Tuesday, the McBrides invited us to go to Ballycastle to the Lammas Fair with them. It was a beautiful day so we jumped at the chance for an outing! The Lammas Fair has been going for hundreds of years. The streets were lined with booths of clothes, antiques, food etc. It was fun to walk the streets listening to the Irish singing country western! They love it!!!
Ballycastle is right on the north coast, the ocean is in the distance...
We stopped at this wee bakery for lunch. Sausage rolls, mince and onion pies....and of course a couple of pastries!!! We did try some traditional Yellow Man, a hard honeycomb candy, and some Dulce, dried salty seaweed....not my favorite!
These wee children were great performers! They were playing traditional Irish tunes. They were really cute!
Looking down another street. The countryside is always beautiful. There was quite a crowd!
Here the farmers were all gathering to buy and sell their livestock.
After the fair we went over to White Sands beach for a few minutes. Actually, it was the first time I saw people really swimming in the ocean! (most of them had on wet suits!) I guess everyone was trying to catch the last day of summer before the children headed back to school.
We were happy for the adventure with beautiful weather.....today it is raining!
Monday, our Prep-Day, we headed to Dublin with the McBrides to celebrate Canada's Thanksgiving with the senior couples in the mission. 
The Hancocks, McBrides, Cards and Neely's are all from Canada. Elder and Sister Hancock organized the day and it was very festive!
We enjoyed visiting while the food was being prepared....
It's always nice to hear how others are doing around the isle. We give each other encouragement and support which is needed now and then......
The dinner was wonderful. Turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, corn, several salads, cranberries, and hot rolls from the corner bakery. 
Of course pumpkin pie for dessert....made from scratch, since they don't have canned pumpkin here! I couldn't find cranberries either and ended up with dried cranberries in my salad! It worked!!!!
There were even beautiful china plates in the church kitchen that were a perfect Thanksgiving match!!!
After we ate, we sang Oh Canada, a few Thanksgiving hymns and told what we were thankful for. The Stowers, the newest couple were thankful for watermelons.....When they arrived in Scotland, President Griffith sent them on their way to Waterford, Ireland. They didn't know where they were going, caught the ferry to Belfast, and started driving south. They stopped at a pub and a kind man helped them find a room for the night. The next day, they were driving through Dublin, lost and frustrated when they spotted Elder and Sister Card carrying a watermelon down the street. They knew their prayers had been answered....The Cards had been prompted to go to the market and buy a watermelon even though they didn't need one. We are all so thankful for the tiny miracles and tender mercies that we experience every day.
Of course, Elder Holt couldn't resist after finding a basketball. He had to shoot a few baskets with Elder Gielman and Elder McDowell! (a good way to get out of doing dishes!) 
We had a wonderful day with new friends, and look forward to November when America celebrates Thanksgiving! 
