The Ireland portion of my trip was both a continuation of Calvin and Octavia's journey, but also a bit of a vacation. We spent a week in County Mayo with my family to celebrate my father's 70th birthday, but also to meet my husband's extended family, who live in the area. It was the first time for me to meet many of them, as well as the first time for them to meet our daughter. We are also planning on taking several day trips, and today we drove to Connemara and the coast, which was stunningly beautiful.