Carlton Millrace Hotel Wexford

... besides pasta, lunch meat sandwich, or pizza. Then when we came back Lindsey & Brittany had made me a cake while I was gone and put up a birthday banner. Jordan also got be a flashing birthday girl sash. Everyone hung out in my apartment till about 10 and then we went downtown to the pubs. We called for taxis for 16 people and ended up getting this party bus with lights and loud music. The ride was really cool and the night was a blast!

... concentration. I found it helped to sit in the car for a moment before heading out, and everytime remind myself "Left side of the road". Second, is driving on the right side of the car. For the first few days, this lead to a tenancy to drift to the left side of the road (we had a system where Mel would pay attention, and calmly say "Veer" everytime I got close to a ditch or wall!)- I am guessing that this is because of where I (as driver) am ...

... audio visual presentation on the history of the site and had a tour of some of the old buildings/ruins amongst all the graves. did a spot of shopping at the craft store then went and had a big irish lunch at the pub. got back to uni slightly more frozen and waterloged than when we left but it was really pretty and i think it was worth the wind burn!

... looks much more impressive from the air because of its concentric grassy rings. From atop the hill one can see for miles! It was here that St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Trinity to the druid king Laoghaire. Tara was also the home of the high kings, and on it is the sacred Lia Fail or "Stone of Destiny". It is said that when the rightful king of Tara placed his hands on the stone, the stone would roar. We tramped about the fields, climbed the hills, and took a few ...

After finishing the Ring of Dingle we pointed the GPS to Killarney. On the way we were in need of a rest, bathroom and a pint. So we stopped at a very interesting place, Inch Beach. Ironically the beach is a 3 miles long crescent of sand. Must be the old Irish sense of humor in play.
The beach reminded me a little of Wildwood, without the boardwalk. There was a lot of sand to traverse before reaching the water's edge.
It was ...

... it with Sarah. How lucky she is to have had this opportunity at such a young age and ...

... spreading chili to make them sick, American cigarettes to deceive them, tapioca to lure them toward booby traps,and they occasionally wore their sandals backwards to confuse trackers. You can also fire an AK-47 and celebrate with a glass of snake wine, with the snake staring right out at you from the bottle. I did wonder at why the twenty-something Russian lady in our group seemed so adept at firing machine guns. And after a morning at Cu Chi, it's a good idea to visit the War Remnants ...

... in all the mud puddles), Blackwater and Curracloe, about 7 km outside Wexford. So wet, I actually had to switch to the fingerless gloves. My poor little fingers were like little raisins in the full gloves. Hmm, now I have two pairs of wet gloves. What better excuse than to stay an extra night in Wexford? I loved Wexford. It was this beautiful little town, all cozy and quaint-like from the moment I crossed the bridge, and ventured onto the huge ...

... and then stopped at the small seaside town of Dunmore East. The sun was now shining, the skies were blue and the water was clear with a shallow sandy bottom that stretched out for ages. Pale-skinned and sunburnt kids splashed around while the other members of their pale-skinned and sunburnt families lazed along a crowded sliver of dry sand with their backs against a stone retaining wall with white, yellow and light-blue painted cottages ...

... 33 right now and 17 critically injured and hundreds more injured in some way or another. They are still investigating at the bomb sites as to if it was suicide bombers or not. And they haven't confirmed if it really was Al Queda terrorists...all they have to go by right now is a claim on a website known for Al Queda Gihad in Britian. Hopefully by the time we get to London next week Wednesday it will be all sorted...we praise ...