In and around Scarriff

Wednesday June 12, 2013 Today I requested a rest day. We have been going full tilt from 8 am until 10:30 or so at night and eating dinner at 11 pm. It is a partly sunny day as we discover the small town we are staying in. We drove to a ruin we had seen several times as we entered the town, so we went to look at that. Wile we were there we picked some wild flowers and enjoyed the sun. We stopped into the local health food store and bought a few things and were delighted to discover a bin in the fresh veggies/fruit section that had a sign telling us that the rhubarb in the bin was FREE! What's better than rhubarb except FREE rhubarb! As we returned our groceries to the car we were greeted by a man anxious to talk to the strangers in town. He had obviously kissed the Blarney Stone at some point in his life because he surely had the "gift of gab". He was fun to talk to and very full of Irish " craic". The best part is he told us he is really a leprechaun. Hmn... Next stop was the local charity shop. We try not to pass one by after our great finds in Scottish charity shops. I found a few things to fit into my backpack. We are currently sitting in a small cafe that promised free WiFi, but we are unable to connect so we will have to look further for another connection. After spending some time relaxing and pre making some food for the next few days back at our little home, we went out to the reception of another timeshare (where we originally checked in) to use the WiFi. After connecting, we had Internet for all of 2 minutes before it went out. I could only lay my forehead on the table and groan. The search for Internet that actually works has been extremely frustrating. Most places have a satellite connection and when the weather is overcast they have trouble maintaining a strong connection. After a few moments it was back and I quickly made a Skype connection with Collin. We chatted for a few moments before we were disconnected. While I struggled to reconnect he was calling me and he and Chloe let me a really funny message saying "Tavi, why did you give up on us? Why Tavi, why?" When I was able to get through again Mykael and Annalise had joined Collin and Chloe and they were all anxious to share stories about their new home. Once again I am struggling with having enough memory on my iPad for all of the pictures I have taken. This makes it hard to share current pictures here. There are so many beautiful scenes to photograph and I am especially enjoying he ancient Celtic ruins with their symbols, etc that are so different from all of the roman ruins I have photographed on my last few holidays. Early to bed tonight for our early date with a boat to the Aran Islands.