We have done a lot over the past few days. We spent Tuesday night at an entertainment folk park and the castle Bunratty. We were served a medieval banquet complete with costume, music, and mead. There was a noticeable lack of forks on the premise though - things got pretty messy. My favorite part of the night, besides the bagpipes, ribs, and the fruit juice they found for me to replace the absolutely horrid red water they called "wine," was that the sky was clear enough to see stars. I'd almost forgotten what they looked like. Before Bunratty Turner taught a class on drawing, which actually turned out better than I thought. My picture doesn't really resemble anything, but you can definitely tell that I tried to draw something. Yay for progress! On Wednesday (sorry this commentary is moving so fast, but my computer's battery has really taken a blow since coming to Ireland), we took a bus tour to Galway. Dr. Lloyd (sr.) read some beautiful Yeats' poetry throughout the trip. We went to Lady Gregory's manor while on the way to Galway. It was gorgeous. The sounds oddly reminded me of Colorado. I think it was the wind in the trees. I was so happy that we finally found fall in Ireland. I was getting very worried that I was going to miss my favorite season. In Galway we had the best fish and chips ever. It has completely restored my faith in fish and chips. Oh goodness, my computer is flashing me warnings. Perhaps I will have a chance to post one more time before I head home. Oh, I must share that Taylor and I saw a pod of dolphins playing the surf today while walking by the beach.