#11
After flying out of Iceland I missed my flight in London and had to sit at the airport for quite a few hours, luckily I hung out with these two cool guys from the US (they were brothers). I finally got on a plane with nothing but my wallet due to tight security in the airport.
Please, please, if you are ever in an airplane or bus for that matter remember there is one exit and that is the door that people have to leave out of. I say this because as soon as the plane lands and the no seatbelt sign goes off people jump up in the aisle only so they can stand there and wait for everyone to get out first; where are they going to go? All that getting out of the plane quick will do is allow you to be first in line to wait for your luggage at the claim area.
I finally got to Ireland and met a girl in my dorm, Caroline from Australia. We find out that we are on the same tour and go grab dinner, my first real meal that I paid for; it was delicious.
Brian McDonald a friend from home came to meet me in Ireland and monday morning we departed on our 6 day bus tour around the whole island. Brian had never shared a rooom with any strangers before let alone 8 in a hostel.
Ireland is beautiful, we have seen the Cliffs where they filmed the part in princess bride where he is climbing up the huge cliff at the beginning of the movie to dual the man looking for the 6 finger man. Beautiful lakes, ocean, beaches, small towns, big towns, the works.
We also learned that in parts of the world kids have a nickname; a skinner. How did this originate? It is because kids haven't hit puberty yet and there for have no hair in certain places which in turn makes them skinners. The joke on the simpsons is that Seamore Skinner (see more skinner) is what that originated from.
The Irish accent is thick, I like it, they also love dropping the F bomb here.
All around the countryside there are huge rock walls; these are for privacy, however they are not called privacy walls, they are known as: Fuck-Off walls.
I think this should be started around home. I could only imagine in Grosse Pointe a neighbor putting up a fence and the next door neighbor come over and inquire of what's happening and instead of just saying they are putting up a fence for a little more privacy they tell them they are putting up a Fuck-off fence which is truth what it really is; if anyone tries this let me know.
Brian has been good company and is slowly addapting to the backpacker culture. He does however go to a restaurant with people who order whatever is the cheap special of the day and he proceeds to order a steak along with like 8 sides. I don't think he really wants all the food, he only does it to spite everyone else.
We have to share rooms with others in the hostels but we have a little core (Brian, Caroline, Calvin, and me) that has been rooming together. There is also a great group of people on the tour from all over the world. Anyhow, we gave Brian the job of getting off the bus quick and going to sign us in together with the rest of our group before other people steal the rooms and we would get his bag. By the time I got into the hostel everyone else was somehow in front of him. Within 5 minutes I had gotten us all keys while carrying his bag along with mine as he is still at the back of the line.
He has told some great jokes and we have had some great laughs, for instance.
What did the 3 legged dog say when he came into the bar?
I`m looking for the man that shot my paw (pa).
What's brown and sticky?
A stick.
I have had trouble downloading pictures but will get them up for iceland and ireland by sunday or monday.
I am being rushed so will write more about Ireland soon.
If you want to check out the tour we are on it is:
http://www.paddywagontours.com/viewtour.php?id=5&&day=17&&month=08&&year=2006
Hope all is well.
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