Wish You Were Here!

First night in Spain & enjoying some cervezas on the beach

Hello, family & friends!

Coming to you from Blarney, Ireland...  I won't go into lengthy details about the happenings of the last few days, but I'll do my best to show you a few pictures and add some commentary.  Clint has been here a whole two and a half days and it feels like we've seen and done so much!  It's crazy to think that this is just the beginning of the summer.  Epic.  That's all it can be, I think... :)

Ronda, Spain

Also in Ronda, but looking in the opposite direction of the top picture.  Clint & I hiked to the bottom of that and back up (on a SCORCHING hot day).

This was on the journey to the bottom.  The top two pictures were taken from the bridge that you see in the background here.

UNDER the bridge you saw in the picture.  I am working on conquering this fear of heights one cliff at a time.

The oldest bullring in Spain

Welcome to Ireland... Blarney Castle

The Blarney Castle grounds... the colors here are UNbelievable!  SO gorgeous!

Freakin' AMAZING!  This is the view from the top of the castle.

Kissing the Blarney Stone is the main attraction here.  It is said to give you the gift of eloquence.  You hang yourself off the side of the top of the castle upside down and kiss the stone.  There's bars to prevent falling and a guy that is there to secure you... like he'd be able to really stop you.  :)  You can't be fearful of germs either 'cause thousands of people have kissed that exact spot.  :)

I am terrified of heights so this was a BIG deal for me.  An occasional curse word came out & when I was done, I was shaking like a leaf, but I DID IT!  :)  Working on this heights thing, I tell ya...

Can you say peaceful?

Leaving our mark on Blarney Castle... Don't worry, we weren't defacing property... it's what you do.

The Blarney House... We weren't able to go in because it wasn't open when we were there.  Pretty awesome structure, though, huh?

It poured on us for a good hour, so we temporarily sought refuge in the cave part of the grounds.

Blarney is an amazing little place.  The landscape is true to the movies and pictures you see.  Beautiful shades of green everywhere you look.  We're currently toying with what to do for the duration of our stay in Ireland.  Turns out, we're going to go see Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tomorrow night in Cork (about 3 miles away).  We're also considering renting a car and driving along the coast on our way to Dublin.  We'll see how it all goes!!  For now, I'll let you enjoy the photos and I'm going to go to bed.  Tomorrow, we are being treated to a traditional Irish breakfast here at our B&B.  It sounds hearty and amazing!!  Sweet dreams, friends!