Again a very busy day.

We were in Dublin today and opted out of a tour. We headed to Dublin with Ken and Sheila to join them in a stroll in town. We did not know that today the OLYMPIC flame was coming through town. People were lining the streets and first came big brightly colored open top buses with noise and dancers setting the tone. About five minutes later came the runners with the Olympic torch. It was fun to be involved in this particularly since we were not expecting to see the Olympic torch. We passed a Regent bus tour and saw Eugene and Gail on the bus. Then we stopped in for a cup of coffee and headed back to the shuttle bus to return to the ship. There we met more of the group including Cheron, Mark and Ralph and ended up eating lunch together. They had ribs and we got an “extra” plate for the table.

Our first game of cards took place today with five players and we played hearts. Mark whipped us in both games. I left the last game early to go to trivia. Only Eugene and Gail were there and the three of us got 15 right! Another couple achieved the same score. We had a tie breaker and lost but because we got 15 correct they called us both winners!

Today was Rod’s birthday so we celebrated with them in Prime 7 and I ate more than I am going to acknowledge. It was all very good.

Late now and we have to get up early for a tour, eventually Ken will post a few pictures. A port a day is intensive used to more sea days.