Ireland 2016

[Drunk Monk]

Powers is like the Jim Beam of whiskey out here. That being said, there are top shelf Powers, but there's an insane amount of rare Irish whiskeys ive never seen before. The pub I had diner at just now had an Irish whiskey tasting menu, some 70+ bottles behind the bar and a cert-plaque outside as a whiskey place that was cut in stone. Powers was like 4€, the cheapest one, cheaper than basic Jameson (there were some rare jamesons going for 25+€, that's per shot).

So we're in galway now but we're all sick. Tara and Stacy had persistent coughs coming into this. Tara had been sick a week prior and Stacy got it just before. It's a nasty dry cough, a post nasal drip. Now after the freezing celt tour, Tara has a horribly stuffed nose and Stacy has a bad cold. I have a cough and a sneeze, but am keeping lubricated and numb. There was talk about bailing and catching the next flight home, but we'd lose a lot of money. Tomorrow we're just going to chill.

The lighthouse b&b has gone downhill since the Lynchs were here. Maybe it's an off season thing. We've had to complain to get hot water and heat in our rooms and I think we are the only guests here. I can pee with more pressure than the shower even through a showerhead. There was no soap in the shower either so I washed with hand soap and now smell like candy fake coconut.

But Galway looks fun. I broke away from Guinness and tried Galway gold, a Guinness produled ale. It was good but I'd rather my Guinness. The streets are all Xmased up and t-day dinners are offered (I thought that was a U.s. Only thing). It's all about pub food.