An Irish Wednesday

I have just boarded Irish Ferries which is the ferry company that takes passengers across the Irish Sea from Holyhead, Great Britain to Dublin, Ireland. This ferry is moving much faster than the one I took from France to Great Britain. I will arrive in Ireland around 1:45PM my time. Only about an hour and 45 minute ride. 

Upon arriving in Dublin I will head to a small hostel where I have a bed for the night. I will make sure to check out the Dublin castle, Guinness Storehouse and a number of other things. It should be a nice time.  

This will be a shorter blog considering I want to enjoy the ferry ride as well as Ireland. 

With my limited time in Europe I won't be able to stay for long, but am happy to be able to see Dublin for a bit. 

I have spent the last few days in both Manchester and Wales. While in Manchester I have been hanging out with Adam, Tom, Joe and Amy. We have gone to see a movie, ran a few errands and even went to Manchester's Comicon. Comicon is a festival for people who enjoy comics, movies and video games. I wouldn't normally show up at one of these and this was my first time, but it was fun to go to. 

Tom's brother is really into it and so we went with him and his family. I have to admit, it was pretty fun. People dress up and there are vendors who sell memorabilia for each comic. Fun to see.

From Manchester we headed west to Wales. Joe, Amy's fiancé (Amy is Adam's sister), has a family farm out there. We stayed there for two nights. It is nice and relaxing and Wales is a quiet little town. 

I am making a solo trip to Ireland for Wednesday and Thursday while Adam stays in Wales. Upon my return on Thursday night he will pick me up from Holyhead Port and we will travel back to Manchester. We have some errands to run and then we will head to London and meet Jamie there for a night out. 

Then, the plan is to head back up to York where Jamie has a video gig (he is a videographer/director) and he will get us tickets to that. Then we plan to enjoy a night out in either Leeds or Newcastle. 

The final bit of my stay will be done in Manchester. Adam and I will travel down to London and do some sightseeing on the day of my flight back to the U.S. 

A solid and fun plan for my last few days here. All is well and everything has been a lot of fun. 

*A very big happy birthday to my Dad. Thank you for all you do and have done. I hope your birthday was a great one. I look forward to seeing you in a few days! I love you!

Thanks for reading!