Thursday, July 23, 2009

Around Malahide

Look! Another Gemini, this one is "Gadabout" and sits much higher in the water than Footprint!

[Kyle]Well not really. When we got up in the morning, it was windy and raining (again). Most of our outside jobs had little appeal. We did what we could indoors and at midday, went up to the chandlery to price up a few things we needed. By the time we came out of the store a few minutes later, it was blazing sunlight. Man, the weather is weird here.

We managed to get a few fix-it jobs done before John met us for what would eventually be dinner at his house. In the meantime, he graciously drove us to the boat store, the hardware store and the grocery store, saving us the effort of walking all over town and carrying stuff home on our backs (mine is pretty much back to normal now) We made an effort to focus on bulky and heavy stuff.

Back at their house, which is on a farm, Dorothy made us a lovely dinner and the four of us spent the rest of the night laughing and talking about anything and everything. They are such great people. The time just flew by. By the time John drove us back to the marina, it was 2:30. Wow! Just as we got there, it started raining again. We piled all of our shopping into a dock cart and then made the long, wet slog back to Footprint.

We had planned to go back into Dublin again the next day but, understandably, we ended up sleeping in a little late. After a brief period of denial about still being able to fit everything in, we eventually gave up and decided to spend the rest of the day on odd jobs at the boat. Perhaps we’ll even make it to Fourteenbuck’s and this will make it out into the ether.

2 comments:

Mommy dearest said...

Apparently you made it to Fourteenbucks, as this has, indeed traveled through the ether. It's great to catch up with you again. Hooray for John & Dorothy (owners of Gadabout, right?) for hosting you for what sounds like a lovely evening.

Mommy Dearest said...

YooHoo. What's the deal with internet service in Ireland? Is it just wifi they are short on, or is much of the country "dark?" Just wondering why it has been so hard for you to find internet service while there. MISS YOU!