Hi Mike & Joan - I wondered about that - saw "Penn" and thought Pennsylvania instead of peninsula. (I believe my family did visit a Long Beach on the WA Coast in the early 1960s.) I told you I am mostly an "armchair traveler, I don't even drive! In fact, I've only been to Seattle, WA once! My sister, who lives in Keizer, OR, (outside of Salem), takes me to the beautiful Pacific Ocean beaches on the Oregon coast every couple of years, when I fly down to visit her, since we vacationed there when we were children. Anyway, if listers have the means to visit Ireland, do so. There is something medieval around every corner! My sister noticed that every home had a tidy little flower garden. We managed to see about 90% of everything on my list. We especially enjoyed visiting with the older people, all of whom were full of good humour, many out with their dogs, basking in the unusually warm weather that summer. J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Saunders" <csaunders65@gmail.com> To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Query to Jean R. - "A Celebration of Ireland" byJanet Anderson (2008) w/beautiful photographs > Jean -- I think you have misinterpreted Joan's location. It appears to me > she lives on the Long Beach Peninsula, on Washington's southern coast. > Regards, Mike >