Our night at the airport wasn't as uncomfortable as we had thought, and we definitely weren't alone. It seems like quite a popular thing to do with people catching early flights. Our sleeping bags that zip together were pretty handy too, and it made it a little more comfortable. We ended up getting around five hours sleep, which was just as well because we had some issues at check-in. Our bags had managed to put on about five kilos each during the last three weeks, as we had redistributed books into them, we each had some leftover alcohol from New Years, and just generally moved things around. This meant we were faced with a £120 overweight fee or to repack. Naturally we chose to repack. This crisis averted, we went through security where a more serious travesty occurred. Our Vegemite, used for only a couple of slices of toast, was seized. I was very distraught, and the tiredness probably didn't help. We had been very careful about keeping liquids and our cutlery out of our daypacks but the Vegemite had escaped our attention. The plane trip was a short one, although I managed to steal a few more precious minutes of sleep, and we arrived in Dublin ahead of schedule. This did not, however, make us feel any better about our fifty-minute wait at passport control. On the upside, we got into the city for a very cheap €1.90 each, were dropped off almost right outside our hostel (Avalon House) and logged on for some much needed internet time to ensure our families knew we weren't dead. Dublin is nice, it doesn't have the charm of Edinburgh, but it feels like it has a really nice mix of contemporary culture and history. I think we'll appreciate it more after we do our walking tour tomorrow after a good night's sleep.
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Hey guys, did you get any snow at stonehenge?? I know you were hoping for it. It is very different here. 37 degrees is the prediction for today but it looks like it will cool to around 25 degrees for the rest of the week. Nothing much has been happening in AUS. We lost the test to RSA quite significantly though we did manage to save the last game (possibly only because Smith was batting with a broken hand). On the other hand we smashed them in the first 20Twenty match thanks to some of the newer players. David Warner was the star of the game, opening for AUS & achieving a score of 89 from about 40 balls. The second game is tonight. Keep up the good work, From Cassio
No snow at Stonehenge, just windy. Have been trying to keep apace with cricket but it's not easy. Hope you're enjoying the heat!! Scott.
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