Dublin Town

A good but long flight across from Brisbane with a few dramas in Dubai. I managed to set off the alarms 3 times until the guard decided it was time for me to visit the “special room" for a search. I feel it may have been some metal that I have in my knee but I wasn’t prepared to try and explain this to a not very happy gentleman guard who spoke little English and as it was also very early in the morning his mood was a little dark. We had a 2 hour stop over and I still DO NOT like Dubai. The last leg of the flight was a Boeing 777 and the difference between the Boeing and the A380 is heaps. Arrived to a nice warmish day so will not complain as there was no rain.

We slept well that first night even if the locals did not. They celebrated their footy win over Italy into the wee hours of the morning. We headed out early up to the Liffey River to see the morning shadows over the river and bridges. Onto the Dublin castle and that area of town. This is the best time to take photographs – no annoying tourists.

After some breaky at McDonalds we then took out place in the lines of tourists and headed to the Christ Church Cathedral, afterwards we wandered around St Stephens Green – a large park and back via the Jeannie Johnston, a replica Famine boat moored at Customs Quay. A lovely day doing nothing.

Up even earlier this morning mainly because neither of us could sleep. Repacked as we head to the bus station very soon to catch the bus to the Leitrim area where we start our walk tomorrow. Why does nothing seem to fit in my case where I placed it 2 days ago in Brisbane.

 

We will be off line for a few days as the tablet is going with my main luggage when the Pathway Porter collects it and drops it off at the first rest day town, French Park. It will do me good not to have any internet or contact for a few days. We are carrying a phone is needed for an emergency.

See you all in a few days….