Ireland and London

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We discovered how Guinness and Jameson Irish whiskey are made. I was almost given a yellow card for sipping the black brew before it had settled properly.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="717b0fc0.jpg" border=0 width="432" height="252" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">entering downtown Dublin</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="731cb550.jpg" border=0 width="203" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> famine memorial <IMG SRC="732f0bf0.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Oscar the Wilde</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> We had planned to sail over to Wales and then take the train to Oxfordshire to see sailing friends, but the Irish Sea kicked up such a fuss, even the fast ferries were cancelled. So we hopped on a superferry and train to Cholsey to catch up with the Axons. We had met them in Italy during their half-year cruise through the Med,and we were pleased to see how well they were adjusting to life ashore. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="71b7ff00.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> surprisingly, the otter hound missed the sail through the Med</div> <bR> <bR> <div> We learned how the English spend their weekends: football, followed by football,then more ...</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="725bcc80.jpg" border=0 width="444" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> John coaching his daughter's football team</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="733394e0.jpg" border=0 width="313" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> we spent a day in Oxford</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7344fd80.jpg" border=0 width="335" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> and a day in London, knowing that we will surely be back</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7354f410.jpg" border=0 width="335" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> figurehead display aboard the Cutty Sark</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="73087900.jpg" border=0 width="391" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">now we are waiting for good weather to cross the Bay of Biscay</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>