It never gets Old, this view out the window! The sun really does it's thing on these hills! Lit up like a movie set. Our night last night was pretty close to a movie set.
It all began by waking up, a little later than normal, for it twas sunday funday so we technically had off, but were goddamn workaholic farmers daughters, HAH. But really we just had to work on our friend laZee the lizard on the side of the house since we are leaving in 2 days now! We did a good amount of work and decided to grab some ciders out the fridge and take a bike ride to a scenic hill and have ourselves a nice drank. I excitedly went charging up the driveway to retrieve my (Thomas') bike while Mimi got hers (Stiofan's). As I was trucking it up the hill to get out of the barking dogs' sight, I hear Meem call out "It's FLAT"- BUMMER! So I go, lipstick and all, knocking on Stiofan's door for a bike pump. He gave me a funny smile and thought about it, but it turns out he didn't have one. But nothing could stop our drive for exploration so Mimi suggests both riding the one bike. It was a hilarious set of attempts, a couple different ways, but no success. We were just too floppy. We then decide to just take a walk. We head down to the forest, but are quickly reminded that it is mitch land, which is noooo bueno for hanging out, so we end up on the grand old "Glandree National School" stone ledge about 20 steps from the driveway! We drank our ciders on the ledge overlooking the gl0rious hilltops and discussed our life purposes and our direction in finding them. It was a lovely, refreshing talk, that was shortly accompanied by a nice buzz, that got us feeling really motivated. So motivated in fact, that we decided to embark on a 10km walking journey to Tulla at 7:30pm, right around the time the Ireland Euro Cup game was beginning.We were on a serious mission for some more cider and a couple smokes. Even though it was Sunday we figure we could imagine a pub with cider and an old cigarette machine. So we began manifesting.
Before we got too far up the driveway, we hear Stiofan call out "will you be back before dark?" and without waiting for an answer he says "you better take some reflective vests". I think the lipstick gave us away completely. And so we took our vests and headed towards the pub. The walk was absolutely stunning! Everything here is so pristine and untouched. Just miles and miles of greennnnn! We tried hitching for the first bit and couple people stopped but they were either going some place else, or one guy even stopped to say sorry but he didn't have any room on account of his two dogs-oh Ireland! But no matter because the walk was super beautiful and we were into the exercise. Shortly into the journey we came across a pack of dogs in the near distance, which was highly expected since there are "wild" farm dogs everywhere. As we approached, while they began approaching us, we noticed there were about 4 of them, and they were big. We noticed there were people outside the property where they were from and that comforted my nerves. So the dogs surrounded us, 3 boxers and a lassie and we remained calm. It was quite the test! We walk up to see 4 small children standing, staring and wondering at us on the side of the road, out front of their property. They looked like we looked like storybook characters and we saw one little girl standing with a baby goat. As soon as we acknowledged it she grabbed it tight and her sister told us how their mom found it on a mountain...
We continue our walk, down this one longggg road, few people passing, many a stone walls further and 2 hours later our shaking, tired legs finally reach TULLA. Oh my. At first glance, its almost as desolate as Feakle, which was laughable. Then we walk past a couple bumping pubs and within about 5 minutes we walk the entire length of the town and decided to pick the most full pub we could find. I ask a guy outside if they had what we were looking for and he says yes! We order our ciders from the bar and even see the cigarette machine in the corner! We almost put it to use, but didn't have enough coins so we just bought a pack of benson and hedges from the bar. Everyone in the pub could tell we were some strange travelers, but other than some funny looks, no one seemed to mind too much. We happily went outside to enjoy our well-deserved cider and smoke! SUCCESS!
This night was full of intense bliss and gratitude. We met Shavonne who was very loud and excited herself and she really "fuckin' love"d our hat. We got an amazing photo displaying all 3 of our huge smiles and silly faces. She really liked us a lot and especially loved kissing Mimi's face, HA! We also met a rad drunk mom and her sweet kids who told us some cool places to visit. And last but not least Matt, who was quite the character. As we were getting our third cider to split, he offered to buy us one, but apparently didn't have the funds to back it up because the bartender did no such thing. Then he came over and talked with us for a while, saying our backpack gave us away, but personally, I do not believe that was the only thing. He offered a stay on his farm, and we took his info. On our way out he offered a ride, but he seemed a little too drunk and strange so we declined thankfully.
So with headlamp and vests on, we started our trek home. Almost immediately, I fell in a ditch as a car passed which was hilarious but it was looking like a miracle if we made it home that night. We then realized we probably weren't getting a ride home since it was dark and late. So with this realization, we had to come to terms with the fact that we had a great night and now had to walk 2 hours home in the dark, and that that was okay because it was part of the gig. Just as we came to terms, literally, one, two minutes max, a miracle happened. We saw headlights and I stuck out my thumb to the side. The car zoomed past us, but then quickly stopped up ahead! I raced up and saw a young boy in the drivers seat. He asked where we were headed and I told him Upper Glendree with an enthusiastic smile. He told us he could take us part of the way. As we started cruising down the long road, we realized we were practically neighbors, he knew the house we were staying (as have most people we've talked to, which we find ridiculously awesome) and said he could drop us off after he checked on his chickens at his house. He was super sweet and funny and a completely night saver! What would have been atleast a 2 hour drive turned into no more then a 10-15 minute drive and we were dropped off directly in front of our driveway. We said a million thanks, got his info for later hang outs and sprinted past the barky dogs and in our door!
ULTIMATE EPIC SUCCESS! Making dreams come true one day at a time!
Today was great too. Simple and laid back. We painted a lot on the lizard and he has legs and quite a bit of detail finally! I made funny grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch and Mimi made an awesome spicy spaghetti aioli for din. Beautiful skies filled the day and the translucent blues and thick setting sun clouds in the distance made our hearts warm, almost as warm as the sauna :)
Blessed we are, and eternally gratefully!
-Chelsey
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