Ireland, January 2018
January is not tourist season in Ireland - this is exactly why we went in January! The rains come all year long leaving the greenest grass you will ever see. Completely saturating the ground and creating beautiful little waterfalls to handle the runoff. With each passing rain shower, or torrential downpour as the case may be, come the most vibrate rainbows. Not rainbows you have to squint to try to make out in the distance... no, these rainbows are up close and bright enough to stop you in your tracks. All of this happens all year long. The locals told us we could have had the same weather if we had come in June. Our weather was actually quite nice, 50° F and a wee bit of rain on and off each day. There is a summer, but it is short and unpredictable, and way too many people try to visit during that short time frame. We had roads to ourselves, beaches to ourselves, seats at the pubs, parking spots and plenty of photos with no tourists in them, it was absolutely wonderful.
While we were in Bally Ferriter on the Dingle Peninsula, Storm Dylan arrived. The massive aqua blue waves rolled in smashing on the jagged cliffs right before us. We were covered in the Atlantic's salt each day. The wind practically blew us over. What an amazing time to be there.
So if you decide a trip to Ireland is in your future, think about taking advantage of the off season. Enjoy no matter what time of year you visit.
Blessings, V
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