Visitors - Gill & Peter

Monday morning arrived very quickly.... and it was time for Javi and Laura to leave us... Off we drove to the airport and said our goodbyes... and then, our next guests Gill and Peter arrived, only a few minutes later! Off we drove again back to the B&B, with the new guests. Hardly a moment to 'freshen up' the guest-room (change the flowers, refill the kettle, top up tea supplies, replenish the biscuit stack)... such a shame we ran out of time.
But it was so great to see them again ... a real connection to the lives we left behind :(
The next few days was spent catching up, drinking tea, seeing bits of dublin, drinking more tea and exploring some hills and greenery nearby. Ivan and Peter walked in the wicklow mountains one day, while Gill and I walked around Glendalough, sipped yet more tea and chatted all day long. All our guests so far (although it is summer here) have experienced plenty of rain, but there has been sunny clear days as well.
Very Dublin: Gill and Elena in the rain, taking a break in Neary's pub, Ivan and Peter walking in wicklow, Elena and Gill exploring Glendalough monastic site.