Sneem

The weather was not fantastic on our journey to Sneem but a little rain never hurt anyone! The rain in Ireland is different. It doesn't pour. It's almost like a mist but constant and the wind combined with the constant mist pretty much soaks you through if you're out in it for any extended period of time. We had our rain gear on and when we arrived in the town of Sneem I parked in the parking lot of a church. It was Sunday so I figured we might as well go in. The church was beautiful and Dan and I were the only ones there.  I wanted to ring the church bell as soon as I saw the rope but Dan wouldn't let me. Outside the church was a sign that read "where the fairies went" which Dan knew from the nuns at work means supernatural things.

Behind the sign were several little TP shaped structures made of stone. It was really cool exploring them and going inside them. In one you could see the church from one of the openings in the stone. 

Shortly after exploring we met Irish Riley, a chocolate lab that must have been around 2 years old. He was such a puppy but reminded me so much of Riley. He even growled at rocks and kicked them around the way Riley does! We quickly became best friends and played together in the rain in Sneem. We didn't have a plan for Sneem but it ended up being such a cool day. I was glad to explore and pretend Irish Riley was actual Riley because I miss him like crazy. After exploring town we headed to our Bed and Breakfast. The woman who ran it was very nice. She was Irish but lived in Boston for something like eleven years. I don't blame her for wanting to come back. Sneem is amazing. One of my favourite places so far. Once we were checked in I went for a long hike, that was really only a walk. Danielle was more interested in a hot shower mostly due to the fact that it was raining and foggy so you could barely appreciate the beautiful views anyway. Despite the weather I still enjoyed getting out and exploring a bit. There was a really cool bridge over a river and the walk took twists and turns over the farmland of Sneem. I passed a lot of sheep and cows. When I got back from my 3 hour walk we got ready for dinner and headed to a small pub/restaurant. They only had a kids table available so we sat there next to a tiny TV and colouring books. If I hadn't been so exhausted I definitely would have coloured. We went to bed that night before the sun went down after learning about the potato famine on TV.