WEEK 6:
After being away from Limerick for 3 weekends in a row, Jacqui & I decided it may be a good idea to calm down a bit and stay in Limerick for the weekend. Unfortunately we were minus one of the three stooges, as Mary Jo was off to Madrid to see friends. However, it turns out Abby Dennis was free to come up to Limerick that weekend! It was so nice to have someone from home around! Now for those of you who don't know who Abby is... you should. We've been the best of friends ever since our kindergarten classes (Abby was in a.m. while I was in p.m.) combined for a field trip and we were sat next to each other on the bus. Who'd have thought that those two little girls on the bus would be sharing a wild weekend together in Ireland 15 YEARS later??? (Side note: I can't believe I'm old enough to be able to say that....)
Abby brought up some friends from Cork and Jacqui and I had our own mini-adventure trying to pick them up from the bus station. But all in all it was a very relaxed weekend filled with old memories of Abby's Starwars obsession and our awkward middle school years together.
Unfortunately for me and Jacqui, taking a break from travels gave our bodies some time to catch up with us. Jacqui ended up with tonsillitis and covered in hives (an interesting sight from what I've heard!). I on the other hand ended up with something along the lines of strep and confined myself to my room for a few days - good news is that I'm almost caught up on The Big Bang Theory because of it! But alas after both receiving a good dose of antibiotics and other various medications, I'm happy to say that we are both back in working order and ready to go!
WEEK 7:
Lucky for us those meds kicked in so quickly because whether we liked it or not we were off to Galway for the weekend along with Mary Jo and Caitlin! Luckily the bus ride to Galway is only about an hour and a half. Mary Jo tried to acquaint Caitlin to traveling with us while Jacqui and I had our own private dance party in our corner of the bus (people were probably staring but hey we were having a blast!). When we arrived in Galway we grabbed a cab and made it to our B&B in lovely, oceanside Salthill - only a short walk from Galway city centre.
All a bit peckish, we headed to a small pub for some snacks followed by one of our favorite activities - SHOPPING! Galway city centre is really amazing. It's all pedestrian zoned and there are street musicians and human statues all along the way. We grabbed dinner and a couple drinks in a pub called The Skeff. And we had an unexpected guest! Our friend Joe had planned on going up north for the weekend somehow ended up in Galway instead. So, he met up with us - it was grand. Now The Skeff looked like an ordinary pub but the inside was amazing!
And that's just the upstairs! The bathroom was even cooler! With most of us recovering from one malady or another, we decided to call it an early evening and headed back to the B&B. Of course, once we arrived at the B&B our plans were thwarted! All four of us were laying in bed when Jacqui decided to break out the demon voice! So, like any rational adults, we all joined in! Our early night turned into us laughing and discussing everything from politics to boys until nearly 3 am. Apparently 20 year old girls still act like 12 year olds at a slumber party every once in a while.
The next morning we got a bit of a late start. Unfortunately we were too late to do any of the big activities like go to Connemara, so we stayed around Galway city centre and took a bus tour of the whole city. After being nearly decapitated by branches on our tour we headed to Salthill and the promenade. We walked along side the beach and found a nice pub to have dinner. Imagine my surprise when I saw Blue Moon on the drink menu! Don't get me wrong, I'm loving my Smithwick's and Guinness, but I just had to get a Blue Moon for a little taste of home!
After dinner, we decided to go sit on the rocks by the ocean. It was so peaceful and definitely one of those experiences you never forget!
We left pretty early in the morning as all of us had work to get done - after all we are here for school right? We keep forgetting that part! Galway is an amazing city & we are all in agreement that it was one of our favorite weekends so far!
As for right now, I'm sitting at my desk quietly procrastinating writing my Sociology paper. However, today I did find a gem at the grocery store!
It could be said that they were a waste of 3 euro, but I couldn't resist buying them! I now have a little piece of home on my desk - not to mention a bit of sunshine amongst all the rain!
Till next post,
With love from Ireland!
Biff
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