TRAVEL DIARIES

May 2008 - Ireland - 40 shades of green
- by Susan Pearson

Our trip to Ireland Apr 30- May 8 was fantastic! Fabulous scenery, wonderful food, incredible music, unique Irish experiences, as well as a terrific group of women made the trip extra memorable. (special thanks to our guide Deidre and driver Tom for their expertise and delightful personalities)

To celebrate our time in Ireland we invited the ladies to participate in our "Lyrics of Ireland" contest. Entries could be submitted in the form of a poem or song and the idea was to capture the trip in lyrics. Their memories of Ireland were then shared with everyone, as we bid farewell to the emerald isle.

The entries were read on our last night in Dublin and the gals were provided with score sheets to rate the poems. The winning entry was announced at our farewell dinner at the world famous 16th century Abbey Tavern in the lovely fishing village of Howth, Ireland.

The grand prize winner was Elaine Bisson's poem "Ireland, Old Friends- New Acquaintances - The Adventure Begins!

Elaine received a beautiful pair of Waterford Crystal candlesticks and her poem has been presented to the president of Waterford Crystal, Waterford, Ireland, as well as Tourism Ireland.

Our "Lyrics of Ireland" contest was a huge success. We had so many requests for copies of the poems that we have included them in our TRIP DIARIES webpage. Our thanks to everyone who submitted poems, your participation created a wonderful keepsake of the trip and a memorable evening for everyone.

For this trip, my trip diary is in the form of a poem as well. I hope you enjoy reading "Our Irish Adventure"

Cead Mille Failte!

Written by Susan Pearson, Founder/Director Broad Horizons