Dunes and Downhill

Greetings on another day from Ireland! Today we got to see all sorts of weather.  It was beautiful and sunny in the morning when we headed out to the Portstewart Strand  to study the dune ecology of Ireland.  We have a good day on the dunes and were able to see quite a number of wildflowers and bird species. 

We had our lunches right down on the beach looking at the ocean, but  Ireland's weather decided to take a change on us and we ended up in a short rain storm. However those do not last long and we were able to take our walk from the beach along the sea to the little seaside town that we are staying in. 

 In the afternoon, I took them to a location close by, but did not tell them where we were going. The location is a ruined  manor house and another building sitting on a cliff over the ocean. As you can see in the pictures it is a very beautiful location. We explored the ruins and then took a hike through a forested glen.  We were blessed with a beautiful rainbow early and are high as we walk through the rain storm to see the site.

 Tomorrow we are going on a ferry ride to an island off the coast of Ireland. Stay tuned for exciting pictures and news from our day there.