So I'm on my 3rd Paddywagon tour in 4 years, and the tour itself is great. The group of 7 that left on the 4 day south western tour with me Wednesday morning are great too - totally going to miss them all horribly!!!#
I just don't know how many more sleepless nights I can take...I'm soooo looking forward to a night where I can get 5 hours. I think that honestly, over the course of flying here Sunday night and the ensuing week, I've only had (wait...calculating...): 20 hours sleep over the course of 5 nights. That would have been more like 40 hours normally. I'm amazed I don't look like a zombie in my photos...but the beer and lack of sleep *are* starting to wear on me...think I'll take a break from drinking for a couple of nights!
Today we head to Blarney Castle and then back to Dublin for the Guinness Storehouse and the end of the tour. I'm sad to see it end but also glad to be getting off the bus...you can't feel your bum after a few hours! lol
Here's to a great weekend in Dublin!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
On my way
Well, finally on my way!!!
Had a busy day, got all my packing done and relaxed a bit, very necessary considering that I'm still not feeling 100%. Saoirse went and moped in her bed but I'm sure she'll be fine.
The excitement for the evening was trying to find a place to have dinner by the airport...we ended up in Steveston. Apparently I'm a worse navigator than I thought! However, we found a nice little Greek restaurant and I made it to the airport in plenty of tome to check in.
I'm hoping to kick this cold or whatever it is right quick...I'll drown it in Guinness if I have to! ;)
Boarding starts soon, best go...
Had a busy day, got all my packing done and relaxed a bit, very necessary considering that I'm still not feeling 100%. Saoirse went and moped in her bed but I'm sure she'll be fine.
The excitement for the evening was trying to find a place to have dinner by the airport...we ended up in Steveston. Apparently I'm a worse navigator than I thought! However, we found a nice little Greek restaurant and I made it to the airport in plenty of tome to check in.
I'm hoping to kick this cold or whatever it is right quick...I'll drown it in Guinness if I have to! ;)
Boarding starts soon, best go...
Saturday, March 24, 2012
It's almost time...
I can hardly believe it, but in less than 24 hours I'll be on my way to Ireland for the 3rd time since September 2008. Clearly I'm a sucker for punishment, but if you know me very well, you already knew that. ;)
I spent the day learning what veils go where in the church (veiling Saturday leading into the home stretch of Lent and the approach of Easter - hooray!), and running around trying to sort out last minute items I needed for the trip. I had a bit of an issue this morning when someone who was supposed to help with Saoirse backed out at the last minute...so it wasn't the best start to my day. After working at the church I went to Mountain Equipment Co-op for a few things and had a run-in with the parking ticket machine. That thing is soooooo....there are no polite words for it. It declined the $1.50 charge for an hour's parking on my credit card 3 times. Normally I would have just left, but it was a sunny day, and a cute guy with a motor bike had struck up a conversation with me about the darned machine and he offered to pay my parking. So, despite all the complaining I do about buses, and bad drivers and people in general, it's nice to be reminded that there are genuinely nice people out there that you're bound to encounter now and then. Didn't hurt that he was cute of course ;)
I then spent the evening doing laundry and searching for items I *know* I own and have laid hands on in recent history, and yet cannot find for the life of me. I miss the days when Marisa was my roommate...she had an uncanny knack for finding whatever I'd misplaced...although it was usually because she did lots of the cleaning/organizing and I was slightly oblivious. LOL Still...I miss our little hunts for missing items around the house. She would totally know where my luggage scale is if she still lived here...I'll have to settle for tearing things apart tomorrow before she arrives to drive me to the airport in the evening.
As for packing, well, it's a four-letter word at this point. The laundry's still in process (2 baskets of it still to be folded and inspected to determine if the contents are going along with me or not), and I don't know 100% which luggage I'm using yet. This has Saoirse all wound up, because the sight of ANY luggage tells her what's going on, and multiple pieces sitting open, well they become convenient places to take a nap. Very helpful. Everything will be covered in fur when I get to Dublin...good times!
On that note, with my sad kitty sleeping on the bed next to me as I type, I'm going to log off and try to get some sleep. I have lots to do in the hours between waking and departing tomorrow and I'm sure (experience has taught me this...) that I will end up running behind no matter how early I start on my list.
Dublin here I come!!!
I spent the day learning what veils go where in the church (veiling Saturday leading into the home stretch of Lent and the approach of Easter - hooray!), and running around trying to sort out last minute items I needed for the trip. I had a bit of an issue this morning when someone who was supposed to help with Saoirse backed out at the last minute...so it wasn't the best start to my day. After working at the church I went to Mountain Equipment Co-op for a few things and had a run-in with the parking ticket machine. That thing is soooooo....there are no polite words for it. It declined the $1.50 charge for an hour's parking on my credit card 3 times. Normally I would have just left, but it was a sunny day, and a cute guy with a motor bike had struck up a conversation with me about the darned machine and he offered to pay my parking. So, despite all the complaining I do about buses, and bad drivers and people in general, it's nice to be reminded that there are genuinely nice people out there that you're bound to encounter now and then. Didn't hurt that he was cute of course ;)
I then spent the evening doing laundry and searching for items I *know* I own and have laid hands on in recent history, and yet cannot find for the life of me. I miss the days when Marisa was my roommate...she had an uncanny knack for finding whatever I'd misplaced...although it was usually because she did lots of the cleaning/organizing and I was slightly oblivious. LOL Still...I miss our little hunts for missing items around the house. She would totally know where my luggage scale is if she still lived here...I'll have to settle for tearing things apart tomorrow before she arrives to drive me to the airport in the evening.
As for packing, well, it's a four-letter word at this point. The laundry's still in process (2 baskets of it still to be folded and inspected to determine if the contents are going along with me or not), and I don't know 100% which luggage I'm using yet. This has Saoirse all wound up, because the sight of ANY luggage tells her what's going on, and multiple pieces sitting open, well they become convenient places to take a nap. Very helpful. Everything will be covered in fur when I get to Dublin...good times!
On that note, with my sad kitty sleeping on the bed next to me as I type, I'm going to log off and try to get some sleep. I have lots to do in the hours between waking and departing tomorrow and I'm sure (experience has taught me this...) that I will end up running behind no matter how early I start on my list.
Dublin here I come!!!
Monday, March 19, 2012
6 days until vacation
I can hardly believe it, but in 6 days I'll be heading to YVR to fly to Ireland!!!!!
This is my 3rd visit since fall 2008, and the least thought out I must admit. It looks like everything had been sorted out with the charges for my tours, I've booked a gorgeous hotel for the end of my trip, and British Airways sent a confirmation/welcome email regarding my flight this morning.
Today I went to the credit union and got some euros and British pounds, then went next door and got my travel insurance. Ian: it doesn't draw on PBC, it draws on MSP if necessary, I remembered to ask' ;)
So, I guess once I get the laundry done all that's left to do is pack...
I'm finally getting properly excited about this trip. It doesn't seem quite so unreal anymore.
This is my 3rd visit since fall 2008, and the least thought out I must admit. It looks like everything had been sorted out with the charges for my tours, I've booked a gorgeous hotel for the end of my trip, and British Airways sent a confirmation/welcome email regarding my flight this morning.
Today I went to the credit union and got some euros and British pounds, then went next door and got my travel insurance. Ian: it doesn't draw on PBC, it draws on MSP if necessary, I remembered to ask' ;)
So, I guess once I get the laundry done all that's left to do is pack...
I'm finally getting properly excited about this trip. It doesn't seem quite so unreal anymore.
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