Tuesday, January 09, 2007

I Need a Holiday

That’s the problem with holidays in Ireland - you need a few days at a health spa to get over your vacation. My liver needs some tender loving care, it has put in a heroic effort over the last few weeks, but enough is enough. There will be no drinking for a few days... maybe.

We had a great, but wildly hectic time, and details will be forthcoming when I get over the cold I brought back with me. In brief, the highlights are:

-Seeing Rory Gallagher's battered Stratocaster at the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks .
-The Munster v Leinster rugby match in Thomond park (I got tickets!).
-My twenty year secondary school reunion.
-Getting on the guest list to The Hitchers annual reunion gig.
-A week in Kerry at our house, during which we discovered that our water connection was illegal (long story), and we rescued an injured peregrine falcon, one of only three known to be on the Dingle Peninsula (who knew the Kerry SPCA was so magnificently responsive). We topped it all off by celebrating Maya's 3rd birthday, and teaching Natasha the intricacies of forty five (an Irish card game).

Oh... I also had one of the best vegetarian meals I have ever had at the Azur restaurant in Limerick (the carnivores with me raved about the steak). In Limerick, I tell you. Limerick. A meal worthy of a top San Francisco restaurant. In Limerick!

Then there was the awful flight home. Cian became fully ambulatory over the holiday, and was bound and determined to walk, climb, and wiggle for the whole 14 hour journey. He did somewhat make up for this by entertaining us during our lay over at O'Hare by toodling around like a genial, 15 month old drunk, calling"Hallo" (actually it was more like "Haddo"), to all and sundry.

8 Comments:

Blogger The Hangar Queen said...

"Haddo" and Happy New Year.
I know well what ails you John.Just reading about your trip is making me want to take a nap.
Would you believe I went to the JFK with Hoss Carney?Damn..I'm getting old.

9:59 PM  
Anonymous lupa said...

I know exactly what you mean by needing a holiday after Ireland.
We spent a week in the West in November and came home wrecked, though my son and his family say that we wrecked them.
We'll do it again.
Happy New Year.

4:11 AM  
Blogger John Mc said...

Devin - Happy New Year to ya - especially to you.
Didn't know Hoss myself, but Andy is an auld aquaintance from my Limerick music days. They were a couple of years younger and when we were gigging regularly he would sometimes sit in. It was great to see them, The Hitchers were still in baby band status when I left Limerick so I never got to see them at their best. They were EXCELLENT, and apparently had one rehearsal, ( they are officialy split up and get together once a year for a gig).

Congrats on the move to full time life as a women, dudette, chick, bird...shamette even.

Lupa
Happy New Year!
My parents were very very sad to see us go, but I am sure they are also happy to put their feet up for a few days. That said, I think they have better stamina than us!

8:23 AM  
Blogger Annie Rhiannon said...

I can empathise; I felt the same after getting back from Dublin earlier this week. Although I suspect that was from spending time with lupa & co in Wales, more than the nice peaceful few days I spent in Ireland.

10:57 AM  
Blogger Annie Rhiannon said...

Oh, and happy new year!

10:58 AM  
Blogger John Mc said...

Annie, happy new year to you too!

3:02 PM  
Blogger Dervala said...

Welcome home, Johnny Boy. Time for a catch up.

12:39 PM  
Blogger John Mc said...

D

Off in LA for the week. Lets catch up over the weekend.

7:35 AM  

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