Ennis relations

A short ride to Ennis, remarkaby with no rain, means that we arrive there in late afternoon. To change thngs up a bit, our hosts for this evening are actually people I know quite well, distant relatives Tom & Bernie. I have not seen them in about 25 years, but the welcome is every buit as warm as I remember. Despite their advvancing age they are very active and have a full day planned, colleting grandchildren from school, birthday party and funeral. However, Bernie has still found time to cook us some dinner and make our stay as comfortable and relaxed as possible. Mylene is inspired by the homemade soda bread and resolves to make some at the soonest opportunity.
They are open-minded, being particularly curious about CouchSurfing. They are interested in local politics but have a larger worldiew than most people in Ireland. They want to learn about stuff that's not happening in their own backyard. For example the refugee situation in Europe. They insist that being happy outweighs all considerations of future security. I don't know why I did not really listen to this advice before now. I guess that wisdom and listening skills come with age and experience.
Bernie was up bright and early the next morning and baked an extra soda bread for us to take on our journey.