We got the full Irish fry-up this morning, complete with black pudding. I’ve gotten brave on this trip so scoffed the lot, including Mykal’s black pudding. I’m fairly sure I’ll go home with cholesterol but meh, it’s delicious so no regrets!
After brekkie we headed off to the botanical gardens which are just up the road from Springfarm Cottage. Thankfully it didn’t rain so we had a good stroll through the place. So peaceful! As we walked in, there were purple crocuses growing under the trees and in the grass, which was gorgeous! All those saffron stamens just decorating the place.
After the gardens, we took a drive to Brittas Bay and went for a walk on the beach. We were completely under-dressed because it was cold and windy. Everyone else had coats and we showed up in light jerseys and barefoot because who wears shoes to the beach!? We had to put our toes in the sea, which was totally flat until we needed to touch it. At that point we got knee deep in a rogue wave. Oops… Thankfully we got a picture before that happened because we were too cold after that to do anything but run for the local pub and scoff lunch.
Sadly after lunch, it was home to pack and dropped Mykal off at the plane station. I hate goodbyes and it was really difficult to watch him leave. Love that lunatic to the moon and back! I’ll hopefully be back there soon enough – the dream lives on.
