Music and Meals by Jordan (a pilgrim)
For our fourth day in Ireland we were surprised with a nice “break” as we visited Waterford. After walking 5 miles the day before, it was a good time to relax and have fun. Everyone split up into groups of 3 or more and we all went our separate ways. Monica, Libby and I went in one group and checked out all the local shops.
After having a fun day shopping, we were in for another surprise when Jason told us that the kids would be buying and making our dinner tonight for the leaders. So we devised a plan and ran through the store searching for what we needed. Our arms were all full to the top and a few minuets before leaving Libby dropped a glass bottle and it spilt everywhere. The manager said not to worry about it, so we got another bottle and checked out. It was a fun experiment and we all used our cooking knowledge to create a wonderful minestrone soup, bread, couscous and potato salad.
Later that evening we went to a pub a little while away to listen to the local Irish music. We played pool and got some soda and also watched the towns people play guitar, violin, drums, accordion, banjo and even sing. The people in the crowd would just stand up and sing their own song and the musicians would come up with something to play with it. It was very intense to see their true culture and be in a real Irish pub with music like that. Over all it was an exciting day and we all slept well.