Brothers in Ireland
Day 1 - Trim & Lusk
Day 1 - Saturday, September 8th
Cal picked us up at the
airport and we got our car, a black Volvo wagon). Ireland is right-hand
drive and Cal had the most experience so he was appointed the designated driver.
Brad was chief navigator. Drove 20 minutes to the Lusk
Heritage Center (a Church). Lunch and ale in our first
pub. The pub was empty when we arrived, but a wedding party arrived near the
end of our meal. They were meeting at the pub between the ceremony and the
reception which sounds like a lot better idea than hanging around watching them
take pictures. At this first pub we established our drinking preferences for the
trip. For Brad it was Coke before 3p and Vodka and Lime after 3p. For Cal it was
Bulmers Cider. For Scott it was Smithwicks ale. For Jeff nothing but Guinness
would do.
After lunch we heard bagpipes
and headed for the sound. We found a bag pipe
competition hosted by the Black Ravens, a local band. The competition was
held in a large field and we arrived as the bands were marshalling and tuning
their pipes. We stayed to talk to the judges and watch them judge one of the
bands. Visited Trim Castle and Church.
Arrived at Alan Johnson's house in Dublin. Alan
is a friend and business associate of Cal and Brad's from their earlier trip to
Ireland. Dumped our bags at Alan's house and drove up the hill to Fox House for
dinner. Fox House was busy so we drove back down to a local pub and hotel. The
security guys at the door did not like our "runners" (tennis/hiking
shoes) so we almost did not get in. Who would have thought that a pub would
care? A first and only for Ireland. We stayed at Alan's house that night.
Moderate snoring all around, but serious snoring from Jeff.
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