Kilkenny Stud

Just as I began writing this morning, Emma was getting ready to go to the castle so I walked down with her and then went to the Internet Cafe. Spent most of the day just wandering around the city, including sitting on a just painted park bench. I was so mad that they didn't post a sign for wet paint. I was there standing next to the bench, cursing and swearing to the wind! And of course, the paint HAD to be brown, so it looked like I just sat in dogshit. And it ws oil paint, so wouldn't come out with water. Asked the hostel hostess for help, and she gave me some "white spirits" (turpentine) which did an excellent job of taking it out AND she washed and dried the pants for me. Very nice!

Met Nathan on the way back from getting paint on my pants and he was trying to sing - his throat was so sore and hoarse that he gave up. (sidenote - he sang at the IRA pub last night and smoked hand rolled cigarettes - he doesn't smoke) He also said he was having terrible spins, which probably has something to do with the keg of beer he draink last night, ha ha.

Decided to do something wild and crazy and got my nose pierced! And I'm not going to tell my daughter, but surprise her. I was just shopping on some lane and found a really nice jewelry store with loads of silver jewelry for cheap cheap prices including body jewelry and asked the gal where one coudl get piercings done, and how much it was, only to find out it was just 6.50 pounds Irish, so I went to the health and beauty salon and got it done. Hurt like a bitch when she popped the gun, but after that it was just a dull ache. My daughter will be quite surprised, even though she knows I have toyed with the idea for a year or so.

Nathan and Emma just came back and are getting ready to leave. Nathan is from Australia, and Emma is from South Africa. They are such nice people. Wish we could spend more time together, but such is the nature of meeting travellers.