The Rolling Green Shamrocking Troope

Monday:

We left Dublin early in the morning around 8:30 am leaving the hostel that we never actually got much sleep out of (Usally full of Rugby players or recent high school graduates who been screaming all night) and headed out into the countryside in our wonderful yellow shamrocking bus called the "shamrocker". The group of people are listed as follows:

Karen (Guide): she was one of two local people who came with us on the bus. She was responsible for organizing, planning and being the all around general tour guide. She was quite funny and always tells good jokes and keeps everyone happy and in line

Patricia: (Driver) She was one of the other local who came with us as she played the co-tour guide when Karen was busy with other task. "Trish" was very known for her great countryside stories and jokes especially about her amazing abilities driving farming equipment around Ireland and growing up a countryside girl.

Izza: (Nurse from Australia She was the liberator and inspires of the entire whole group that came with us on this tour. She had the amazing gift of compassion, caring and making everyone feel like at home. With her partner Stephanie, they were an amazing women couple that everyone love being with as their smiles, humour and compassion were very contagious.

Stephanie: (Nurse from Australia) "Steph" was Izza's partner and she was a great friend I met as she was full of life, compassion, and happiness. She brought energy to the group that was needed by all.

Roland: (Policeman from Austria) Roland was a well built work out dude who I got a chance to know well as we decided to run for an hour together in the countryside area of Doolin. He was much bigger than me however much thinner as perhaps the Gunniess Beer is finally showing on my belly (Ouch) His love for football and a huge MC Hammer Dancer certainly brought some common activities between us.

Carola: (Physical Therpist from Austria) Carola was Roland's older sister and she was busy taking pictures with her little silver camera and was complaining that she did not have enough memory on her camera to take more pictures. Her english was not very strong so it was hard for me and the other to know her well.

Laura: (Teacher from Australia) Laura was taking a break from teaching part time in London from her Grade 2 classes. She will be quiting her job at the end of June to continuing her travels with the other Australians from this group. This was the chick that Andy really likes hanging out with.

Scary: (ER Paramedic) I got a good chance to talk with Scary many times over the trip as we both talked about ER stuff and medicine. We had this wonderful conversation talking about the different categories how ER paramedics work in Australia and Canada. Perhaps a move back into Medicine?

Blaney: (Backpacker from Australia) Blaney had the biggest thickest accent in the whole group. I swore to god that he was talking from the grrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeat highlands of Scotland and he was saying "bloody arse" or "Rack off" or "arvos" or what ever... He was soo difficult to understand that I just smiled and drank beer with him anyways.

Nathan: (Freak from the USA) "Nate" was the biggest anti-social guy I ever met. He would do nothing and when people ask him how he was doing, he would simply say nothing or the word "fine". The most scary part of his is that Laura found him sleeping inside the toilet early in the morning after an extensive night of drinking. Details are still sketchy at this point.

Marla: (unkown occupation from Italy) Marla was another women who came with us but her english was quite broken so it was hard to communicate with her and she had trouble with the rest of the group. All I know that she loves DJ music and Andy's dancing superman body. Sigh...

I know I am missing a couple of others here however I will get them as soon I receive the group email from Shamrock Tours a few days later.

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