"Craic" or "crack", is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland.
Today we left the beautiful city of Derry and headed out to Galway... back to the Republic of Ireland! It was quite a relaxing day, as a good part of the day was spent on the bus. Galway is about 4 hours from Derry, so we split the day up with a few pit stops. First up, we stopped in Sligo, where everyone split up to find some grub. I had some groceries from last night so I just made myself a tomato and cheese bagel for lunch. Anything to save money!
While walking back to the bus, we noticed a cat struggling in the river. Somehow, he fell in and was able to get onto a rock sticking out, and used it as a ledge. He was looking up at the people who were trying to rescue him, just meowing like crazy! Someone went to a fishing store across the street and got a long net, and tried their best to get him up, but couldn't scoop him into the net... Finally, he ended up falling off the ledge, and once he was in the water, the guy with the net was able to scoop him up, and bring him to safety. Everyone cheered and started clapping in joy. It was such a good thing to witness! There are still good, loving people in the world.
When we arrived to Galway, we had a few hours to just explore the city, do some shopping, and just chill out before dinner. I found my first international Papa John's, and I finally found my hat! My ears are finally WARM. After looking for the hat for so long, I was ready to go relax for a bit. I got back to the hostel and remembered that I'm supposed to be finding Moo Free chocolate for Jared... it's gluten and dairy free, made in the UK, and is supposed to be really good! Well, at least good enough for Jared. I looked on the internet and found a store not too far away that was supposed to sell it. I headed out, found the store, and... SUCCESS. I found the chocolate, and I now have 1 kilo of chocolate in my bag. Hopefully customs at the airport won't have any problems with that!
Around 7:30pm, the group met back at the hostel and headed out for dinner. The hostel was hosting a pub crawl, and all but myself and a few of the older members of the tour were participating. It turned out, the restaurant was really just the beginning of the pub crawl. We were only able to choose from a list of 6 dishes, and it really felt like it was just a ploy for money. Each dish was over 12€, and the food wasn't even that good! This frustrated me, because I've been making specific decisions to help save money and then had to blow it on a meal that I wasn't even happy with.
When I got back to the hostel, I realized that Ireland has Netflix... I know that doesn't sound too exciting, but I miss Netflix! It was nice to just chill out and watch some episodes of random shows before heading to bed. It 'almost' felt like home.
And that, my friends, is the craic for today.
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