After a week in Thomastown, my landlady thought this would be the perfect time to take me on a short day trip to see a little more of Ireland. We journeyed south to Hook Lighthouse just outside of the small town of Churchtown in County Wexford.  Hook Lighthouse is over 800 years old, and is the oldest working lighthouse in the world. We took a tour of the lighthouse, and I got some scrambling time in on the cliffs surrounding the lighthouse.

I have certainly visited lighthouses in Michigan, but most are at the end of a pier, not on a cliff, and most are a hundred years old or so, not 800. We made our way into the town of Dunmore to look around, and then stopped off in New Ross before heading home. It was a great little trip.  I look forward to more short jaunts like this one as they will be a perfect way to experience this great country.

County Wexford is also known for growing Irelands crop of strawberries and we saw many small stands selling this regional produce.