Went to Edmonds yesterday to hear Pat O'Connell (one of the Rick Steves tour guides) do a presentation on Ireland. He clearly loves his job. Got some fascinating history on common phrases ("by Hook or by Crook" - 2 towns- was how Cromwell was planning to invade Ireland; "hillbillies" were the Irish immigrants who settled in the Appalachians - they were loyal to King William, or King Billy as they called him), but mostly enjoyed his info and pictures. I have several pages of notes (no big surprise there!). We talked to him afterwards, especially about the pubs. He said there should be no problem with Rachel being allowed to stay in the pubs after 9pm - only a few are very strict with the age requirement and mostly only if the minor is drinking. He said many have signs suggesting that children under 12 leave by 8pm. So, it looks like she will get to see & hear the local music as long as she isn't drinking the Guiness. Yay!
Had a dream last night that it was 2 days before the trip and I still needed to pack. I must be getting more excited than I thought.
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