Day 7-Our Exit of the UK

We woke up this morning in our quaint hotel at the wonderful time of 6 am with a wakeup call. Well some people did, others didn't get one, but no one missed the bus. Breakfast was a choice between Country Ham, Eggs, Bread, Sausage, Beans, and a loaf of bread that had the consistency of a brick. It was tasty however, but parents prepare for dental work.

The bus left the hotel at 8 and we rode our 2 hours to the ferry. We did make 2 stops on the way there though. We made one stop at a little shop in order to use the facilities and stretch our legs very quickly. Can't remember the name of the shop, but we did make up for it with the name of the second shop. It was "The Church of Mary in the Hollow of the White Hazel Near the fierce whirlpool and the Church of Tysilio by the Red Cave." Yea, the Welsh for it was "LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH" anyone fluent in Welsh? One lady did come on the bus though and try to tell us the ferry wasn't running. It freaked Eric out, and he called just to make sure. But it was indeed still running.

We arrived at the ferry stop and boarded our bus that took us to the ferry port. We had the ferry described to us as a basic cruise ship. With shops, movies, and restaurants. Seth pictured a swimming pool and a shuffleboard court. Robbie pictured a bowling alley and a tennis court. This was not the case since the ship did not live up to our dreams. It was a nifty space however, with lots of seats and tables for us to eat at, and a movie actually was played, it was hilarious. The movie was the hilarious Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Some students and faculty were unable to watch because they were knocked out on Dramamine. Robbie Crawford was one of those, and he enjoyed the loopiness for the next few hours. Other students went on the top deck and enjoyed the wind and waves. We also had a selection of hot sandwiches or cold sandwiches to eat on the boat. The monopolizing staff did raise the prices, but none of us are out of money yet.

After two hours on the boat, we landed in Dublin, got on our coach, and headed for a tour of the city. Eric took us around showing us different hotspots and telling us some more valuable info on the city. We were granted two hours of freedom to roam the city and visit all of the famous sites. Cody, Lance, and Taylor DeThomas went shopping on the town during their free time. Cody spent his money buying souvenirs for his mom, dad, and brother, whom he loves very much and looks forward to their warm embrace upon his arrival at the airport. :-) Pajette found a shamrock hoodie and a shamrock necklace for his friend. Seth, Robbie, Brandon, Mick, Ben, and Nick all went to Trinity College to try to get a look at the Book of Kells. They were unable to view it, because they arrived exactly when the exhibit closed. They tried to figure out other ways of sneaking in, including impersonating a pilgramige to the book, but all ideas failed. We got on the coach and headed to our hotel.

Our hotel is actually luxurious, and some rooms have queen size beds. It should be a good night of sleep. Dinner was at another hotel, in their hotel restaurant. It was a delicous chicken dish with two different potatoes and cauliflower. After dinner was a BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!! We celebrated the birthdays of Taylor DeThomas, Lance Dutton, Ben Mason, Andrew Lucas, and Aaron Lucas. All of them have a birthday in the vicinity of the trip. Taylor and Lance had their birthdays today. We had two cakes, one was chocolate and the other chocolate with a hint of orange, including orange slices on top. We also were given party blowers and Seth says, "We amused ourselves for an inordinant amount of time with them." They were awesome, and as Evan says "Several people suffered minor injuries from them."

After dinner half of the group went to the Hard Rock Cafe in Dublin. Allie Klaubert says, "The Hard Rock cafe, it rocked Hard!" Sammi says, "The Hard Rock Cafe was FREAKIN AWESOME!" (We are not responsible for the views and words of those we quote on our blog)

We came home and have an hour and a half till curfew. Tomorrow we travel to Killarney and have a scenic day traveling in Ireland. Look forward to talking to all of you tommorrrow!