We booked Pat's and Fedor's place as a short term accomodation not that far from Dublin in the countryside, for a few days. We did not know anything about Arklow, its surroundings, and we had no idea what to expect of this trip. The idea was to sleep here and be around nature for a while.
Pat and Fedor welcomed us with a big smile and a few great cups of tea and lovely chats about family, life, wisdom, friendship, love and spirituality. All paired with a great sense of humour and kindness.
We ended up spending the next few evenings together with Pat and Fedor in their cozy living room warmed up by a nice fireplace with the eternal cup of tea, which were all blessings in this time of the year's weather. either Fedor's jokes, or Pat's wisdom, or just watching TV together and getting superrr into whatever show they had on. To top it all, there was also a cat, well known as Bridy, a.k.a Mr Chunk who is going from home to home eating dinner. Mr Chunk is a lovely kitty, however he is a bit on the plus size, but Fedor keeps him active by playing with him, so there is still hope for him! Mr. Chunk also loves a good piece of bacon from time to time and maybe then he will let you pet him for one second more than usual.
After spending some time in the big living room, we moved to the small sitting area, where we had our own fireplace and Pat and Fedor were kind enough to let us build a fire in there, where we read for the rest of evening, cuddled on the couch and hearing the crackling of the fire, while outside the coastal irish winds were angrily gusting around, slowly drifting to the sweetest sleeps of our lives.
Morning comes around and breakfast is awaiting for us. lovely home made jam and pancakes, tea and everything else a starving soul might need, to be refreshed and ready for hiking the wonderfully wild surroundings for a few hours to a day along the coast. We recommend the beaches and the green heritage walk to the Glenart castle with a stop at the Ballyraine cafe on the way.
Our stay with Pat and Fedor ended up to be the best AirBnB stay of our lives. These two fill you up with cheerfulness, positivity, calm and make you feel at home, no matter how far you are from home, embracing and welcoming us like family.
We wish we could have stayed longer, and already miss everything about it.
Thank you once again, and will forever remember this!