Hello everyone!

To start and get through the icky stuff, Jason and I are in Ireland, safe and somewhat removed from the happenings in London. I've received an email from Josh and Richie, but for everyone's peace of mind, follow up on Eileen's request? Much appreciated-

Ireland has quickly ascended to my second favorite place on the planet, and possibly even contends with Alaska for spot number one. We're taking LOTS of pictures (of course) and drinking just as much. Jason and I both put away 6 pints of Guiness a piece last night--when in Rome, right? We are in Killarney now, on the SW side of the island and tomorrow do the Ring of Kerry Tour around the Kerry penninsula. Then we head to Cork, visit Blarney Castle, time permitting, and venture to London Saturday morning.

So, the final route: Chicago-London-Moscow-Milan (this is a fun story)-Paris-Dublin-Killarney-Cork-Homeward Bound. Yeah for a vacation finally!

B

Bonjour! Jason and I are in Paris, having a fabulous time! I would give a bigger update, but French keyboards are screwy and I have to pay for the time it takes me to find the right key. Wednesday we head for Ireland, then London and home on Sat for Jason, Sunday for me.

FYI to Alex, Fran, and Eileen; we lost our bags (actually we know where they are and why we dont have them, which we can explain later). To make our lives and travels easier, we had the bags sent to the office; you should be receiving an external frame pack, an internal frame pack, and a hanging bag sometime this week.

Hope everyone is having safe travel and zell see you soon!

B