We are staying at the Talbot Hotel on Wexfords waterfront. It is a handy location for town. Dragged myself out of bed at sparrow ****, pinned the miniature medals to my puffy jacket and headed off to the Wexford WW I Memorial at Redmond Square for my own Dawn Service. It is about a 20 minute walk from the hotel. My memory of Wexford is a very narrow Main Street full of people. There was no one on the streets as I walked through, quite an eerie feeling. Saw one van doing a delivery and that was about it. strolled past the Bullring and the "Bar and Undertakers". I suppose it gives you some refreshments while organising the funeral. On to the memorial. It is a bitterly cold morning with light sleet every now and again. The memorial is in a small park in the centre of a big roundabout. There were a few cars going by while I was there ( wondering if they were thinking who is this crazy at the memorial). Found a reading of "The Ode" with "The Last Post" on YouTube. I suppose this is the only time I get to be Master of Ceremonies, VIP guest, band master and reader of The Ode. Wandered back to the Hotel via Selskar Abbey ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selskar _Abbey) and the wharves. Near Selskar Abbey is part of the original wall that surrounded the town. One gate or entry still exists, Westgate (http://wexfordhub.com/history/westgate -tower/). I believe these dated from the 1300's. Was good being able to stroll around town with no one around. I am still amazed at the history around here. The Vikings originally set up these towns and there is an alleyway off the Main Street that dates back to the Vikings. 800 year old Ruins where you can still see engravings really interests me. Got back to the hotel and Karen and I headed back for a stroll through town to get a coffee. We get to a cross road (small ) on the Main Street and someone in a smallish SUV waived us through (well we thought they did) then started beeping at us, I was wondering what the hell we had done, Karen was waving back like a crazy women, then we realised it was Karen's sister in law Jacquie, we had only seen them the previous night. You cannot go anywhere in Wexford without being noticed. We decided to take a bit of a spin and headed towards Hook Lighthouse. Hook Lighthouse is about 45k from Wexford and is a very well preserved 800 year old lighthouse. On the way to Hook Head is Loftus Hall (www.loftushall.ie) supposedly the most haunted house in Ireland. Unfortunately it is closed until 30 Apr. At least we are still here, definitely on my must visit list. Found a Old ruin called Templars Church. The name alone suggested further investigation. Apparently after the crusades the Knights Templar were given last tracts of land in Ireland. One of these areas was near the hook lighthouse and became their headquarters hence the town is called Templetown. Got some good photos of the old church. Headed back towards Kilmore Quay for lunch and had a fantastic seafood chowder at Mary Barry's Seafood Restaurant and Bar. Normally I would not touch a Budweiser but it was brewed at St James Gate Dublin (Guiness Brewery) so thought I would give it s bash. It was actually quite good and very different from the American version. Playing tourist done and back to John and Eileen's for dinner. A quiet dinner and back to the hotel for a few quiet ones and a good sleep.