The fam came in to Galway on April 19- it was a welcome break from hectic work because we had just finished giving our presentation for our World Area Missions class and we still had another paper for Contemp coming up, plus work was getting rough.
Mom, Dad, Brian, Aunt Carolyn, Uncle Dana, and Lindsay all came in and we went out to Da Roberta's for dinner (yes, I go there far too often ;-) ) The next day, we all had lunch at the cafe and I showed them around Galway- the cathedral, shop st, etc. and finally we headed out to the Cliffs of Moher!
Driving was a fun adventure- following my directions I know from walking places (which means I don't consider one way streets), Mom getting all flustered, Dad giving advice and Brian being... Brian. We made it to the Cliffs in one piece after stopping off in Kinvara where I had ridden my bike to last Monday and saw Dungaire Castle. I hadn't been to the Cliffs in two years and really they looked pretty much the same, but this time I went on the top of the cliffs and peered over the edge- pretty thrilling.
I was able to do the same at the slightly lower but no less stunning cliffs of Dun Aengus on Inis Moor in the Aran Islands on Friday. Dad, Brian and I biked out there and enjoyed the view, but not the hills it took to get there: we're all pretty out of shape since we last did TOSRV, but our bikes were pretty rickety too, so we can't take all the blame. I decided to take everyone to Clifden since cell group was canceled and I got to see that castle that Ben Kelsie and I had missed the first time. We ate dinner in the same place as I had last time and made it back to Galway well after dark where we said goodbye.
It was nice seeing them all and getting a break from work, but I could tell they had all been on vacation together for a while and it was a bit stressful. I'll be glad to be back home where the stress of travel isn't such a factor on everyone.
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