Is it really Wednesday already? Is it really sunny all day long?

The answers to the two questions in the heading are both a resounding YES! This has been the most spectacular day of weather. It was a bit coolish offset by such glorious sunshine. But let me back up.

The view this morning - full of promise which was fulfilled.

Today was the day to swap cars. We met Oliver at the Gorey train station as planned. He used his senior citizen's free travel pass. It was certainly easy for us not to have to drive to Ashford to return the car and then find a bus or train back, ask someone to pick us up in Gorey, etc. 

En route to the train station, we found ourselves a bit early so made a stop at Dunne's. My baseball cap was too tight and gave me a headache so I thought I'd try to find one there. Well, yes indeed, really nice, well-fitting, soft light fabric baseball caps for €5. I bought two. Good thing I did because Pat had forgotten to put hers in the car when we left the cottage. 

And, we noticed some lovely clothes, suitable for golf and travel, of course, so tomorrow we are heading back to Dunne's to see what might fall into our shopping carts. The weather is not to be so nice, and there's a lovely cafe for lunch so why not.

Once Oliver was on board we drove to Kathy's for the car swap. Her brother Jim was visiting and we had a brief catch-up. All was in order until we tried to start the car - the one I'll be using for the next 4 weeks. It had sat idle for too long. Turning the key produced a little bit of noise but it wouldn't turn over. Oliver got out the jumper cables but his car is a Prius hybrid and we never did find his battery. A very helpful guy working around Kathy's place provided his car and we got it going. This is the short version.

I took it for a very short drive and when back at Kathy's to load up our golf clubs, we left it idling. The drive to Bunclody for today's golf game was sufficient to make it a very happy car. After the game it started up with no problem. Can you see my big smile from here? It's an older car but very peppy and we love it. I should be shifting a wee bit more smoothly very soon. We felt badly driving off from Kathy's so quickly but we couldn't let the car stop running. We're going back for a visit tomorrow afternoon.

Our golf shots today were not quite as awesome as those of the past couple of days, but we were distracted by the gorgeous scenery. Photos at the end of the narrative.

It was my turn to ride the elevator from #17 green to #18 tee and Pat's turn to drive the cart up that steep winding hill. Neither of us was disappointed by the experience. 

We picked up some prepared salads at SuperValu to put with the rest of our rotisserie chicken and had a very tasty dinner chez nous. 

This evening will be another quiet one "at home". I'll add the pictures for your viewing enjoyment. They are out of sequence. I'm sure there's somewhere for you to complain so please feel free to do so.

just off the elevator arriving at #18 tee

17th green with the elevator waiting to transport me up

somewhere on the back 9 - it was severely downhill to the green but looks rather flat here

the stream needed a snack so it ate my golf ball

ho hum, just another nice view

The bridge from the top of the elevator to the next tee

And now it's time to clean the golf clubs. They have a day off tomorrow but we want them to feel refreshed and ready to go on Friday. I should not have looked at the weather but ... you never really know how the day will play out in any case.