Imagine our delight when we heard that Joey Jo Jo (love the new name Stuey) and Bazza were coming to the UK for a buisness training workshop. Luckily they had a few days spare to fly over and see us. We met them at Cork airport and drove them to Bob's Lodge via the stunning South East Coastal road. We had a brief reprise of good weather as we enjoyed a champers/beer on the deck of the Cliff hotel enjoying the Irish seaside at Ardmore in southern Co Waterford.
We gave Jo and Baz the crash introduction to Irish culture and environs, explaining that having 'brilliant crack' doesn't mean you remind someone of their builder or plumber, and that if the sun is shining there will be a rainbow somewhere. We also explained that Ireland is perhaps the sunniest place in the world - it being sunny ten to twelve times a day. The proof of all three came about with a wonderful day's golf and revelrie at 'Mount Juliet', as guests of Jo and Baz's local buddies, Bryan and Adrienne. The golf course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, was so beautiful I expected to find lawn bowlers practicing on the fairways.
We decided to take the visitors to see downtown Waterford and do some local sightseeing. We began the afternoon with a nice simple Thai lunch that turned the events of the day rather dramatically as I had another near death incident with the dreadded peanut. The ambulance was slow enough for the others to enjoy their food and shed some tears at the spectacle of an [almost] anaphylactic mother. By happy coincidence one of the ambo's was the father of Niamh's friend Neasa, and the doctor in cas a bloke Dom had worked with at 'Caredoc'. All ended up well, with prompt and competent care via Waterford Regional Hospital...
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