hi everyone,
what an amazing day. we left our home of 8 days (Listowel Christian Fellowship) and traveled on to Bantry by way of shopping in Killarney!!! All of us were eager to shop for souvenirs to bring home. With working all week on the camp, many of us had little opportunity to shop so today was a treat! of course we made wise purchases and helped the economy of Ireland. Today was our first day of all day rain. I guess the Irish would call it a soft rain for the most part in that it was misty all day and gray however as the day went on we got more and more rain. Brooks were swelling and in some spots over flowing their banks. Julie talked to a relative in Cork which is to the east of us and there is a great deal of flooding there and she doesn't think she can drive over due to that.
Even though we had poor weather we still were able to see beautiful scenery. The little waterfalls were cascading down the mountains every where! We stopped at I think the estate was called Muskhouse. We went to see a small village similar to Genesee village but here there were thatched roofed homes. One of the amazing things that we learned today was that Ireland did not get electricity till 1954. Hard to imagine!!
In Bantry we are staying in a quaint B&B. Can't wait for the yummy Irish breakfast tomorrow. it will be our first proper Irish breakfast!!!
Tomorrow is church which we are all looking forward to. As we have learned, flexibility is the most desired action. so we may or may not be doing worship music as we thought . We will have to let you know how it all goe at a later date! Hoping the church phone call goes well.

love and blessings from Ireland, Pam

p.s. It is great to get to know Larry and Marian Byrnes. Larry is an excellent driver! the roads were very narrow today. No problem for him. Praise God!.