Day 38 - Packing and Good-byes
/The morning began with lots of packing. We dragged out our eBag and Eagle Creek packing cubes and got busy rolling clothes :)
It surprisingly took a lot less time and energy than we thought it would.
Packing in progress
In the afternoon, we headed over to Mike and Andrea's house to say farewell and to thank them for their warm hospitality, and we were treated to a delicious shrimp appetizer.
Shrimp Appetizer ... Mmm Mmm...the sauce was so delicious
It is really amazing when you end up meeting people so far away from home and feel like you have known them for ages. We were sad to say goodbye, but thankful for all the technology that will keep us connected and future travels that could reunite us.
From Left to Right: Baby Ginger, Hannah, Kian, Baby, Ciara, and Roisin
Richard and Veronica, the owners of the farm and the cottage, had kindly invited us over for dinner. When we arrived at the house, once again we felt like family. We all started talking and the kids all had a great time talking, running outside, and playing with Sam (have I mentioned how much our kids love Sam?)
Our first course consisted of fresh and extremely scrumptious oysters still in their salty water. Mmmmmm.....Mmmmmm!
I am not sure if the most amazing thing about the dinner was the oysters, our delicious entree, or the fact that both Kian and Hannah tried salmon for the first time and loved it so much they kept asking for more!
After dinner, Caroline played a bit accordion for us (which was awesome) and both Caroline and Richard (Jr.) sang a couple of songs. They are both very good and talented kids. We will definitely miss the entire family and Sam very much.
From left to right: Richard (Jr), Hannah, Kian, Sam, and Caroline
Thanks again to Richard, Veronica, and the whole family for making us feel so at home this past month. We are so fortunate to have found such a wonderful house in such a wonderful little town. It was a really wonderful experience for us all, one we will never forget (well, maybe Hannah will, but thats what the pictures are for!).
And again, thanks to technology, we will keep in touch, and who knows maybe one day we will meet again.
Tomorrow morning we will head out to Dublin to catch our flight to France. We will have two slightly crazy and hectic days before we settle down in Nimes.
Adventure awaits...