Stuck in Ireland: thanks for that volcano, Iceland!
I haven’t had much time this week to blog as I travel, but I feel like I should mention my current situation. I was supposed to leave Cork yesterday, but Thursday night, when I was having a drink with a friend at the pub, they told me an Icelandic volcano erupted, and all flights to Europe from Ireland were cancelled until 11am. My flight was at 6am, so that meant I was not going to fly. I changed my flight to Saturday morning at 6am, and then Friday night, when checking my flight, I learned all flights have been cancelled Saturday until 1pm. I changed my flight again, this time Monday morning being the first available time.
So now supposedly I leave 6am on Monday. Â But I was having breakfast this morning at the B&B I’m staying at (which, by the way, if you ever get stuck in Ireland because of volcanic ash, be sure to stay with John and Helen at the Glencairn B&B), and John showed me an article that said the eruption is getting worse. Â The eruption is getting worse, not better. Â That makes me think Monday morning might not be working out for me for leaving.
I’m at the point now where I’m thinking of taking a ferry. Â I take a ferry to France, then take an expensive, high speed train to Amsterdam. Â I need to get on the continent. Â All the ferries might very well be booked, and I don’t even know where they leave from near Cork. Â This is going to be a memorable trip, that’s for sure. Â One again, Glencairn B&B. Â Just outside of Cork. Â Stay there. http://www.glencairnbb.ie/