At the end of the rainbow

Hello from the Emerald Isle. As of 505 pm yesterday we docked in Dublin after a three hour ferry ride. But before I get too ahead of myself, I should tell you what Cari and Lauren did on thier last day at nan's: absolutely nothing! Well that's not entirely true, they did book some hostels, watch movies and play scrabble with nan. They were sad to leave nan, but they were excited to set of on the last leg of their journey. So yesterday morning they trained to Holyhead in Wales and then hopped on a ferry over to Dublin. On the ferry, they befriended a girl from montreal who had a gps and was staying at the same place as them. So finding the hostel was a little easier lol. After going out for dinner with their new accquaintance, they retired to their room to watch Disney movies on the iPod. Their roommates include a very talkative British boy who kept on talking even in his sleep. Lauren, sleeping on the bunk above him, was not very amused. But the morning soon came and the girls were off to explore the city. First it was off to the national leprechaun museum, where they were told stories of leprechauns and fairies, and got to sit on giant furniture. Then it was off to see what Dublin looked like in the Viking age and medival times. Cari became a viking warrior and her and Lauren both tried on a very heavy chain mail helmut. Giving up on that, they took a tour of Trinity College, where they were regaled with funny college stories and even thrown a lofty marriage offer from their tour guide. The college also house the book of kells, an old old manuscript and the oldest harp in Ireland (which Cari made a copy of for her props project earlier this year). After perusing these, the girls headed back to the hostel, where they made soggy pizza and just chilled. Tomorrow they will be off to cork in tue south where more Irish adventures await them!