Back in Ennis, briefly

I've only been here 10 days and don't really know too many people, so I wouldn't expect to have someone honk and call out to me by name while I'm walking down the street, but that's just what happened about 10 minutes ago.

It was Blackie, my pipes teacher.

I just came back down to Ennis to collect my last bag from Bill. I had asked him about trying possibly setting up another lesson with Blackie while I was down here, but he either hadn't talked to him, or hadn't been able to set up a time. Either way, he told me it probably wouldn't work out. No biggie, I need a lot more practice anyways.

So Bill and Tania met me at the bus station and I got my bag, but they had to head straight out. I checked the bus schedule and had almost an hour until the next bus back to Galway, so I decided I'd walk around town a bit and try and find my way back over here to the library. It was further than I thought, but when I was about a block away, I hear a honk and my name and look up, and there's Blackie!

We chatted for a minute while he was at a red light, but then he went on his way and I made it over here.

Well, that "next bus" back to Galway leaves in 5 minutes. I'm not going to make that one, but I think I'll try head back out and maybe catch some lunch on my way back over to the station to catch the 2:25 bus.

My next update, hopefully, will be from home over our freshly set-up broadband!