Daylight Robbery!!!

9th October, Isaac's Hostel, Dublin

I packed my bag in a hurry this morning! I had a plane to catch...

Bus to the station, train to Bristol (yes Carlos te pirate, I went to Bristol, no I didn't take a photo *sorry* but I did go through Bristol!!!)

Eventually I go to Bristol International airport - had to wait until 1.50 pm until I could check into my flight. I was there at 11.50am... So... killed time, and eventually lined up. Got to the counter. £100 later!!!!! My bag was 5kg over the weight limit, 20kg as opposed to 15kg... and Ryanair make their money by charging £20 per kilo over... DAYLIGHT ROBBERY!!!

Then down at the gate, the blasted lady almost took my camera bag off of me, saying it wasn't cabin baggage approved - I have that bag because it it - something was jutting out in the bottom section, so it didn't fit properly into the measuring thing... moving things around and it fit just fine... NO ONE was going to take my camera and computer bag off of my dead body!

After all this, I got into the line and 45 minutes later I ended up in Dublin, Ireland. So far the Irish are lovely! The bus drivers took the mickey out of everyone who got on their bus, but gave me straight forward directions to get to my hostel.. around the road from the bus station. The hostel is hip as, and it's right next door to where I have to leave from on Monday morning for the tour I am booked into. So lucky!!