One of the advantages of being gone for a month is that every day does not have to be jam packed with activity and new adventures. And today was one of those days. We woke up to another rainy dreary looking day, had coffee in the cottage, took a ride into a nearby town and checked out the East Clare heritage center which was located in an old Protestant church. It claims to be the oldest consistently used church in all of Great Britain. Of course they only have services there once a month, but I guess that still qualifies them.
We went out to lunch and I finally had Irish stew. I think one time will be enough though it was tasty. I just don't need to have it again. After a nice nap and a load of laundry, it was time to go to my Irish Weight Watcher's meeting. Many of you know that I have been on the WW program since January and haven't exactly been following it to the letter since we are here. I was a bit nervous about going to the meeting, more precisely, being weighed. It wasn't too bad though, I guess all the walking has paid off. It was fun being in a room full of Irish women (they segregate the meetings here) who all have the same challenges and goals as my fellow Sarasota Weight Watchers.
We had a tasty Indian dinner -- it was nice to have some spices for a change and then to a local pub for some delightful music. Now that I've written all of this down, the day does not seem so laid back after all. Maybe tomorrow.
We've decided to leave here a day early so that we can go to Galway for a night. I'm looking forward to that as I will have had enough of the country life for a bit and the city of Galway will be refreshing.
A few things I learned today: taxes on petro went up eight cents a liter after Tuesday's budget. The budget also adds a ten euro departure tax for all of the airports. People traveling on helicopters and Lear jets are exempt from this fee -- go figure. This won't start until January. Madonna's divorce was confirmed and that is very big news here. A bartender told us that the smoking ban and the high price of beer has kept people away from the pubs and I'm sure that is changing the social structure of this society. Until a few years ago, entertainers were exempt from paying any income tax. Now if they make more than 200,000 euros a year, they have to pay tax. Bono moved to Holland.
On that note, I will say good night.
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