Headed to Ireland

Caleb won the hearts of the group immediately in the airport. He was all smiles and continued to do so well during our long day of travels. Of course he was one of the only that could sleep comfortably on the plane. He was so excited to ride on a “pairpane” and physically turned every head so they could see them out the windows.

After a quick nap, Matt and I hit the streets of Dublin heading to Christ’s Church Cathedral for a rare trip up into the bell tower. The trip up was extremely steep and narrow apparent from my squatting to enter a doorway. Matthew’s shoulders barely fit. Not only did we get an understanding and demonstration of the bells, but they allowed the group to try their hands at bell ringing as well. Appreciation was shown with a quick song which may have been the first singing in the bell tower. After our trip, we picked up Caleb and Grandmama at the hotel for what started as a walk to dinner but ended up through Merrion Square Park.