A Couple of Days in Dingle

Last Monday we left with the McBrides to travel down south to Dingle. We were a little worried about the weather since hurricane Katia was passing the island and there were predicted gale winds....we said we were just evacuating to the south!
We first stopped in Adare. There were several quaint Irish cottages.

This is the windmill in Tralee.
It was a bit windy, I'm use to bad hair days in Ireland!!!!
We stopped at a church in Adare and wandered through. As I signed the guest book it was fun to see that the visitor right before us was from St.Paul, Minnesota!

We headed to Dingle going over Connors Pass. It was REALLY windy up on the mountain!
For some reason my pictures didn't upload in order....more cottages in Adare.
Back up on Connors Pass.....

A little Gaelic.....
Fishing harbour in Dingle.
Elder McBride on the mountain.
Shopping in Dingle.

This is Ireland!!!!
The thatch on the modern houses are sculpted like this one...



We stopped at this antique shop. It was also a museum.
This tusk was found in the Irish sea a few years ago by a fisherman.


The coast.

The silver sea!
Owner of the antique shop, also a musician. He played for us and we bought a CD!
Elder Holt in the Beehive hut. Thousands of years old......




These little goats jumped up on the wall and started walking along ....it was really cute!
More ocean view.....

Elder McBride feeding the seagulls his carrot cake!


We followed these little sheep down the road...




More ruins from several thousand years ago. They think this was a church of some kind.
Another old church.....


Sundial....



We had a great trip. We stayed overnight in Tralee at the Earl of Desmond Hotel and enjoyed some Irish music and great food. It was a nice little get away with our good friends the McBrides. We will miss them when they go home in a couple of weeks. One of the best parts of being on a mission is the friends we have made. Lots of good memories!!!!!

Back to School Night at the Centre

Last Friday night we held Back to School Night at the Centre. Everyone wore their "old" school uniforms or a variation of a uniform....Some were pretty cute and some were pretty funny!

Robyn and Erin were the school masters and had some great activities planned. First there were get to know you games.....Then a few quizzes.........

All the YSA were good sports and joined in the fun! We had invited the 17 year olds so they could get a taste of what the centre was like and they seemed to really enjoy it....

Everyone got in a circle and played the package game....

Robyn showing off her school pins....

The highlight was the group skits. Each group was given a set of props and had to come up with a skit about going back to school. It was hilarious! They all did a great job!!

We ended the night with "Happy Birthday to Catherine". We had over 40 there and everyone had a good time being together!

Summer is gone.....

It's hard to believe summer is over. The YSA are returning from their holidays and enjoying the CFYA (centre for young adults) more than ever! They love hanging out and we love hanging out with them!!

Thomas and Peter put together a song to sing at the national convention....they were practicing for us and it was AMAZING! I guess they stole the show when they performed in Nottingham.

Miss Susan......

More performing.......

more hanging out......

One day we had Chris and Christy over for lunch and then took them to Carrick Fergus Castle. Chris is being taught by the missionaries at church. He works as a viking in Dublina so he always has a beard! He is a silversmith and they are fun to be around......

Saturday we had a BBQ with our dear friends Gill, Bill and Caragh. We love visiting with them and appreciate all they have done for us.

Last day of the Lisburn district. Elders Hawkins and Drewery from England. Sisters Wooley and Steele from America. We are now in the Bangor district.

We had a fun day helping Brother Wills from the church media department. He was filming Dave and Jordan, two of the YSA who just got married. They have a wonderful story and it was fun to be a part of the filming. Elder Holt held the microphone and I got to hold the reflecting disk....pretty important stuff! We also went to the centre and took pictures there.

Every day brings a new adventure in the land of leprechauns and rainbows! This is looking out our front window. Fall is in the air, the temperatures are dropping, the leaves are changing and the kids are back in uniforms! Two months left.....