A Journey of the Mind

Today marks my second day of participation in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) for 2016 and I'm excited about my writing as it will be about something I love to write about. Ireland! I will be writing on the three weeks of adventure, scares, and fun for the next several days until November 30th or 50,000 words. I'm excited to once again traverse the green hills, stand at the edge of the high rocky cliffs, and stand on the beach listening to the waves crash on the shore. It'll be fun to relive driving on the wrong side of the road on the wrong side of the car. I get to rehash conversations and fun arguments with the taxi drivers we were lucky enough to have. I get to bounce along on a horse-drawn-cart ridge with a tour guide who happily pointed out things and taught me Irish as we went along.  I get to look down from the second level of a double deck bus at the streets of Dublin as I watch cars, trains, bicyclists, and pedestrians whoosh past. I get to hear terms I'd longed to hear my whole life like: cuppa tea, get some petrol, or use the lift. All memories for me now but a dream come to life in the experience. Now as I write, I return to those travels and once again will get to live the dream. Wish me luck!