Misty mornings...

If I could take one thing back with me from this semester abroad, it would be the Irish mornings. The early mornings are cool, misty and the ground is covered in rain from the light drizzle the night before. Most shops don't open until 10 am, leaving plenty of time for morning tea, breakfast and soaking in the real Ireland before it wakes up. This morning mom and I woke up to low clouds out our window (we've been blessed with great sunny weather most of this week, so it was a little surprise to see the clouds). We had tea in the room and a nice breakfast at our B&B. I then packed all of the laundry that needed to be done into my backpack and began the trek down into Dingle. The road was quiet and a light mist fell. The night of rain seemed to intensify the green hills that I could see full well from the hill above the town centre. I walked along the rock wall that lined the road trying to breathe in as much Irish air as my lungs could hold. Half way down I was started by a group of four cows resting their heads on the rock wall above me, intrigued by this new-comer that was out before everyone else. I continued my journey down the hill and into the housing along main street. I saw a man drive up and park along the left side of the road to briefly drop off some package at a shop across the street. His son it seemed, stayed in his car seat patiently, and waved at me when I walked past-- his little 2-year-old wave. His "goodmorning" made me smile and melted my heart. When I reached town, only several shops had been opened, and Dingle was still relatively silent. I loved it. I soaked it in as much as possible before the hustle and bustle of tourists and locals began.

That is what I wish to take with me. Those misty mornings on the small country roads. I will definitely be back here again, sooner than later hopefully.

Mom and I are leaving Dingle tomorrow and going to Kinsale for one night, then flying out of Cork on Sunday to head back to London. It'll be quite the switch to get back into 'Londoner' mode, but I'll manage. I also haven't completed all the work for this upcoming class (UK Politics), so I'll need to get into homework mode as well.
Love... Giselle