Seals, Sunshine, and Sss...Cemetery?

Chrissy and I had the weekend off so we spent the day today in Howth (rhymes with "both"), Ireland, which is about an hour east of where we live.  It's right on the coast and there are some really great views!  We took the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport) and it took us about 50 minutes to get there.  I've been trying to figure out different ways to conquer the public transportation here (not get motion-sick!), and I think I might have figured out a cure.  One thing that has helped is some "pressure bands" that one of the families here gave to me.  I wear them on both wrists while I'm on a bus or even in a car, and there's a little ball in each elastic band that rests on my pressure point on each wrist.  They're supposed to help with motion sickness.  So far I think they're helping (though some suspect it's all in my head).  Today when Chrissy and I went on the DART I wore my pressure bands plus I listened to my iPod.  I think that helped even more because I was distracted by the music and I wasn't thinking about how many more stops we had until we needed to get off, or about the swaying/jerking motion of the train.  I felt fine when we finally got off the DART at the Howth station.  Yay!

We walked around and explored, had lunch, then explored some more.  It was such a beautiful day today.  The sun was shining all afternoon!  We really enjoyed the time off and the gorgeous day.  Here are some pictures from our adventure to Howth.

This cute seal was enjoying a day of being fed by all the tourists :)

Some cool cemetery we found

Tomorrow, if it's not raining, most of my host family + Chrissy and I are going to climb a mountain called the Sugarloaf.  I'm looking forward to that!  After we climb the mountain we're going to come back to the house for a big "fry up" breakfast.  Yum!  :)

God bless you all!  To those at home in Michigan, I love and miss you all dearly.  I was feeling a bit homesick this evening and have been thinking about you all.  Please feel free to send me a Facebook message or an email!  I'd love to know how you're doing and what you're up to.  :)