Lunch with Dorothy

Today we just took it easy! YAY we are on holiday!!! A wonderfully relaxed start to the day - we dropped washing off, we went to the golden arches and used free wifi. We drove to the lovely village if Midleton and decided to do the Jamison tour later ..... by this time it was close to 1 and Dorothy had invited us for lunch. We went back to Youghal and preceded to spend such a delightful afternoon with Dorothy, Dick ( her husband) and Mary ( a goddess no less).
We were treated to fish and potato pie with salad and a magnificent view of the water. Dorothy lives in the beautiful old part of Youghal with windows facing the bay in a house that had been in the family since Dick's grandfathers' time.
Great conversation and laughs ensued it was such a great way to spend the afternoon. We have been really overwhelmed with the generosity and kindness to these lovely people. They have just been so very lovely to us and couldn't have done more to make us feel welcome.
With most of the afternoon taken with socializing we once again hit the road to visit the castle at Lismore. Only 25 or so ks away- the drive up there was so spectacular - we even managed to see a whole rainbow on the way - really could it even get any better??? A quick stroll up to the castle gates then the ride back home again - left us with time to stop off at Tallow for a drink - I think we picked the hard core dodgy pub! Let's just say it was a very quick pit stop then back on our way to home. A little chinese food for tea and all of the tripsters were relaxed and ready to think about tomorrow.
Pauline is working hard on getting better and a good night rest should go a long way to help. Tomorrow maybe Blarney and those woollen mills.
PS it is cold here - well cold compared to Spain and morocco!