Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This was taken around the Giant's Causeway not far from Dunluce Castle in Northern Ireland.

This is Dunluce Castle in Northern Ireland. Portrush is on the little finger of land jetting out in the back ground.

Damian and a Horse he befriended along the walk to Dunluce Castle

The town of Bandon is name after Bandon Ireland which is located not by the sea but a bit inland on the South East side of the Republic of Ireland. Yes, I have the habit of calling it the Republic of Ireland because of my visit to Ireland in 1981. I was very fortunate to visit Ireland with my husband (at the time he was my boyfriend) and his sister Hilary. We stayed two weeks in Northern Ireland in the town of Portrush where my in-laws were raised. It was the month of July and it was the coldest month of July I have ever known. We also stayed in Dublin for two weeks before we headed back to England. In all we spent three months in the British Isles. A month each in Scotland, Ireland and England. It was during this trip that I fell in love with traveling. I have very fond memories of that trip. I can't tell you how many times I had the song "I'll take you home again, Kathleen" sung to me. My father named me after that song so I thought it was pretty exciting. Also, everyone told me that Ireland the country is referred to my its people as "Kathleen." I know I will return again to Ireland someday. It was such a beautiful country. There was a train strike on at the time of our visit so we didn't get to see as much as of the country as we would have liked. Next time I will add Bandon Ireland to my list of "must see" places.

Until Next Time

Kathleen

Happy Birthday Bandon Lighthouse

The Lighthouse with its New Paint Job

The Harbor

The Lighthouse before its Birthday Paint Job

The Bandon Lighthouse celebrated its 112 birthday on February 29th. I've been going to Bandon for almost four years now and I have still not visited the Lighthouse. I do often drive down to the Jetty and view the Lighthouse from across the water. At Christmas time it is glowing with lots of lights. Christmas is so beautiful in Bandon with the little board walk, the lighthouse, the boats in the harbor and the town lite up with lights.

The Lighthouse received a fresh paint job for its birthday. I heard many towns folk were very upset about the red paint. It certainly has changed the look and I'm sure the city will not be hearing the end to the complaints for a long time.

From my little cottage up the hill from the harbor I can hear the fog horn which is located right by the Jetty where the Coquille River spills out into the ocean. It is a faint sound from my place and I love to lay in bed in the morning and listen to the sound which has a calming, grounding effect on me.

Until Next Time

Kathleen