Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Thursday May 31
Enfield Ireland
Rain



Woke up to rain. Surprise! Surprise! But it's harder to take when you're not yet in the touring rhythm. So we, after much angst, decided to stay put. Packing up in the rain is such a challenge and it didn't stop until the afternoon. By that time,why bother? So what do you do on a raining day on a cycle tour? Fuat says he's always wondered. Now he knows! Hang in the tent: reading and sleeping...lots! A local stopped by and since my side of the tent is always open (just like my windows at home) and faces the park roadway which is just 10 feet away, he chatted us up. He's Brian, the local barber. He loaned us his keys to the bathrooms. They were vandalized just last week so everything is locked up. You need a swipe card for the shower and we couldn't get that. Oh, well...could use a shower. It'll have to wait.

We then ventured into town on foot. I tried to get on wifi, but couldn't find some open anywhere. I did look for what was out there and tried going into a real estate office that had it according to my signal, but the girl didn't know the password. Nice try!

We're hearing a lot of Gaelic spoken here and it's on all the signs. A young boy said "it's Irish. We learn it in school. Gaelic is a sport like football, but you can pick up the ball." Ok???? We're more confused now than ever. Guess we'll have to ask a grownup.

Brian, the barber, suggested we go up to Trim Castle...it's about 14 km north but worth the trip. May help us to get on some smaller roads too. And since this is a trip with no particular route and if one person wants to do it, we do it (unless the other strongly objects, I guess). And that's how we're meandering...



Goodnight, BagLady

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