kuddos Jesus - the coast of ireland

yesterday hayley and i drove a section of the coast of ireland. its called the ring of kerry. i think kerry is the county. wow. i spent most of the day in awe. and smiling. my jaw hurts a bit from smiling so much. it was perfect weather - we got both showers and sunshine. we drove the scenic route - so through little villages on very narrow and winding roads. words just can't describe what we saw - so i will post pics. enjoy.

winding and narrow roads - this sign was everywhere :)

we happened upon torc waterfall - this was the path up to it

everything was so green! color heaven.

torc waterfall

the steps - lots of people hiking - its part of killarney national park

selfie on the coast of ireland 

selfie #2 on the coast with some amazing green irish hills added in

me trying to channel my inner photographer (nichole & chris) :)

shadow selfie as we waited for the ferry

yep - just drove squirt right onto the ferry - in ireland :)

we saw lots of legit irish rainbows - do you think there is a pot of gold at the end?

the cliffs of moher

got a panorama of the cliffs on my phone - we made it just in time for sunset

hayley and me at the cliffs of moher

i drove like a boss to get to the cliffs before sundown - we made it! it was incredible! well worth the push to get there. we still had about a hour and a half drive to galway. ireland is beautiful in the dark too! :) we got to see the moon rise as we drove - it was brilliant!

it was a day that had Jesus written all over it! every part of it was a gift. happening upon the waterfall. all the sheep and cows on the green hills. the coastal villages with their colorful buildings. the amazing weather. our safety on the roads. the beauty of all the creation we saw. the cliffs at sunset. seeing the moon rising. and to top off the day we got to our hostel in galway - snoozles! we were booked into a 10 person room. when we walked in it was a small room with what seemed like teenagers just hanging out. no offense to teenagers - you know i love you. :)  but we were both exhausted and walking into the room felt like a slap in the face and a little soul sucking. we went to dinner and decided it was worth asking if we could move rooms. we did and the ANGEL at the front desk upgraded us to a four person all female room for FREE. AND the room just happened to not have anyone else in it for the night. we were floored. most people would think that is just luck. i absolutely believe that Jesus knows us so well that He did that. and hayley pointed out how awesome it is that God is so jealous for us that He would give us this room in order that we could keep our focus on Him and all that we experienced of Him during the day. He knows that we are both so easily distracted and would have let being in that other room ruin our day. i am so grateful!

so it was a day full of "kuddos Jesus!" one of my favorite days of my whole trip. just so grateful!