dublin to cork

this is squirt! :) he is our cute little companion on our road trip through ireland. just in case you forgot - squirt is driven on the other side of the car on the other side of the road. so far we haven't hit anyone. just a few curbs and a shrub. my depth perception for the left side of the car seems to need a little adjusting. :)

we left dublin this morning and headed out into the countryside. it was an amazing drive - ireland is beautiful! it is so green! so green. green is my favorite color - so as hayley put it earlier today i am in color heaven. truth. we stopped at the rock of cashel on our way. which is a castle not a rock. then made our way to cork. after a little bit of being lost we found our hostel then headed to the blarney castle. hayley kissed the blarney stone and we wandered the amazing grounds and gardens. i will just post pictures to speak for themselves. a lot of my fav pics from today are rocks and green stuff - so sorry i'm not sorry!

the rock of cashel

view from the cemetery at the rock of cashel

another view from the rock - remember the whole its green thing. amazing!

an irish lane we took a stroll down

my new best friend that we met in a little village off the highway

blarney castle

looking through the stone in the castle

another one :)

rocks and green stuff :)

petrified wood - it was sitting on the stone and looked like stone. i like it. 

spiky flower thing

this was growing on the side of the septic house. :)

for my co friends- this was in the poison garden.

and i forgot - i went to the old jameson whiskey distillery yesterday - it was great. I am a big whiskey fan now. at least in ginger ale with a lime! :)

it was a great day. I am thankful to be out of the city. cork is a city but doesn't feel as claustrophobic. tomorrow we are going to take the scenic route to galway - super excited!!!!!