Jean Says: Up at 5.00am and set off at 6.00am to catch the tide to get to Dun Laoghaire before lunch. The winds were threatening to whip up again, and after yesterday we didn't fancy another day on the bouncy castle. We were keen to get there as soon as possible, have a shower, read our books and stretch our legs.
We were comparing how many layers of clothes we've both been wearing during the past few days. Bob has had six layers on and surprisingly, I've only had five. Bob hasn't been wearing his shorts either - that's how chilly it's been. We're looking forward to when we can wear less as it's quite hard to manoeuvre around the boat dressed like stuffed marrows.
Dun Laoghaire harbour is large and very civilised. Big Stena Line ferries go from here to all over the place, and the marina is so sophisticated it has a biometric I.D. system. It makes a change from trying to remember code numbers. You can't forget your fingers!
Dun Laoghaire is a well to do suburb of Dublin. It's very Georgian, very attractive and spreads out along a rugged coastline overlooking Dublin Bay. It must be a great place to live apart from the weather.
We went into the main town this evening and dropped into a typical Irish bar to get stuck into the Guinness, the first and most obvious step in absorbing Irish culture. Wandering around the shops afterwards, we came across another Saint called Saint Michael. We were surprised to find that he has a 'food hall' here which is well up to the standard of our very own Marks and Spencer. This is truly the land of the Saints.
We've had three consecutive days of sailing and realised that we were quite tired, so we headed back to the boat with some of Saint Michael's food (bless him) and planned for a quiet evening and an early night. Tomorrow we're heading into Dublin town to be tourists for the day.
..........Hello Dun Laoghaire
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