Dún Laoghaire

9/11 Finally in Ireland! Took forever and a day ("and a day" literally!) We were met by a gentleman from the tour company we called Happy John. He put us on a bus with a driver named Brian who had a raunchy sense of humor. The longer we had to wait for hundreds of bike racers to pass, the more raunchy he got! We were happy to arrive in time for breakfast with the family at our hotel. I was a zombie that day but managed a beautiful walk along the pier with Christy and Claudia. It was windy and rained a bit but heck, it was Ireland. There were sailing and rowing classes going on, boats named "gringo" and "jalapeno", and we got some fun pictures! I barely stayed awake for the trinity college/ book of Kells adventure that afternoon. In fact, I slept for most of the bus ride! When we got back we had an intro to the official tour guide and part of our group. We would be met by 30+ more joining from a Scotland adventure in the morning. We had dinner in a pub that had music, but not Irish music. It was all pretty modern. And noisy, we were right next to the stage. But the guys were nice, and we ducked out pretty quick. Then, finally some sleep.Read more