Today we had to give up our presidential suite here and exchange it for a smaller version on the 4th floor. We decided that a lot of people come to Ireland and just see Dublin, and we wanted to buck the norm, and get to the heart of the country to an unknown destination. After looking at maps and doing some very last second decision making, we settled on the city of KilKenny (pronounced Kill Kenny), a small but nice town of about 25,000 people. We first toured a 13th century castle, which was really amazing.

While taking pictures in the courtyard of the castle Jake wanted to do a human weave for the onlookers from the castle windows, we began and he instantly took a digger, falling to the ground, and hopefully giving the onlookers as good of a laugh as we had. We walked around and sampled some more Guiness, and had some really nice converstaion with a guy named Tom who was more than friendly in giving us places to visit, and just general good conversation.

Kilkenny is about a 2 hour bus ride both ways, and upon arriving back in Dublin, and awaking from a deep sleep, we hurried to exit the bus. It was only a few seconds later when Jake informed me that he had left his hat on the bus. Because it wasn’t mentioned earlier, Jake lost his first hat in Amsterdam, after owning it for only one day. This one made it through three countries, and many great adventues.

Tomorrow night we are flying into London, our last destination of our trip. My girlfriends, and fellow pirates, Emily and Charolette, have promised me a trip to Notting Hill, and for those of you who know me and my admiration for all romantic comedies, particularly ones with Hugh Grant, understand the magnitude of this visit. I’m looking forward to spending some great times with some great new friends, as I wrap up this fast paced jaunt across Europe. I wish there was more time, more money, and a way that you could all be here for a little while with me and enjoy all this, and just take it in. It freaks me out sometimes to think about where I am, and how far away I am from home, but these next couple of days are going to be absolutely amazing, and I really hope that I have the opportunity to spend a substantial amount of time here in Ireland in the future.

Cheers Dublin!