Day Eleven - again!

Oops again - it really is a case of adventure before dementia when you fall behind with your posts. So we are back to Sunday again. After leaving the The Mustard Seed, we took a detour on our way to Dublin to Doon to see Molly's lovely family on their farm. Lovely to catch up with them and see where Molly grew up in Ireland before heading to Perth. Travelling later on the M- something was a breeze and we arrived back in Dublin minus the rain and in time to drop off the car and head to our next accommodation - Castleknock Hotel and Country Club. Arrived to a roar of cheering Irish hurling fans watching televisions everywhere and seeing Kilkenny beating Galway. The game was being played in Dublin and Molly's father was a hurler for Galway. What an experience watching the game which is a bit like ice hockey but played on grass with Gaelic football rules thrown in. Hurling is a national amateur sport and the players play for the love of the game and not pay. They even have to take a day off work to play for the grand final before a crowd of over 80,000! Our accommodation was between Dublin city and the airport in a lovely treed part of town and a favourite venue for visiting sporting teams including the All Blacks and international soccer teams as well as being one of the favored golf courses in Ireland.