Our journey this week took us to Westport for two days to wander through the cute shops and hike Croagh Patrick. The near perfect cone shaped mountain retains significant religious value for the people of Ireland. It was on this mountain that St. Patrick fasted and prayed for forty days, and every day hundreds of pilgrims make the trek to the top to take in views of Clew Bay and feel a bit closer to heaven. I have done considerable hiking in the States and I can attest that the Irish believe the direct route is the best route. We hiked straight up that hill!
In other news, my feet have declared mutiny on the rest of my body. I developed a gnarly case of tendinitis from walking approximately 147 km in my Birkenstocks the first week we were in Galway. Now it seems like every pair of shoes I wear leaves me with oozing blisters so I have been reduced to wearing my joggers most of the time. In Europe, that is slightly less cool than having "AMERICAN" tattooed on your forehead. Please pray for healing for my feetsies! Our friend Kim is arriving tomorrow for a two week visit and we are excited to tour more of the country with her!
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