Our taxi collected us at 07:00 to whisk us to a very quiet Newcastle airport. No queues meant I had plenty of time for a beer before the flight. We sat in the beer cellar in the same seats I had sat in before going to Benidorm. These are now my Jet2 seats. On board we had arranged to have breakfast which was better than I thought it was going to be. After that there was little to do but sit back & read, with the occasional beer. Three small cans of Stella ov...

Having originally planned to meet Stefan & Emily for an early museum visit I opted instead to spend longer in bed. I eventually mobilised myself to head out for lunch at a large Irish bar near to my hotel, around 12:00. After which I planned a slow walk through the streets towards Stefan's hotel which did involve another stop off on the way at a small local corner bar. By the time I reached the Hilton the weather had deteriorated & we decided against goi...

After the previous nights extravagances we were all very tired today. Even with a later start we all could have rested for longer. We relied on another recommendation & went to a Kiwi restaurant for brunch. Bakers & Roasters was located closer to my hotel & I arrived first on a drizzly morning. The menu was spectacular & we were all spoiler for choice. I opted for the huevos rancheros. Two fried eggs, black beans, jalapeños, amongst other ingredi...

I started Monday early by heading down to the gym at 07:30. I reasoned that it would be good to get some exercise in before the trip began. At the airport I grabbed a beer at the metro bar for a change. On the flight itself I was chat next to a guy who used to work at British Engines. We talked about people we knew & holidays. The hour twenty minute flight passed by very quickly. The bus into the city was easy to find straight out the airport itself. It took...

A cracking full Irish (English) breakfast was cooked by Pierce. Stefan Justin & I having secured fresh bacon, black pudding & hash browns from the butchers. During breakfast at 14:00 I realised I didn't wish to sit in the car at all that day. The Americans set off to explore the cliffs of Mohr located an hour & a half south of Galway. Until the returned at 21:00 I alternated between the various sofas & bed. Upon their return Stefan, Justin &...