Our Trip to Ireland - Chapter 11

At 9 A.M. the next morning the tour bus came after us for the final time. We would be taken to the Dublin Airport. When we went through Customs I was stopped as I was going through. The little Waterford Crystal harp I purchased set off the security signal. The lady who worked at the airport asked me if I was carrying a “Mother Mary statue” out in my bag. I told her, “No”. I showed her what I bought at the Waterford Factory. I told her that was all I could afford. She looked at the harp and smiled then waved me through. We would get to ride Aer Lingus from Dublin to Shannon then on to Boston, MA. I loved flying on Aer Lingus because everyone was made to feel as if we were all in First Class! We each had our own little personal TV set in the back of the seat in front of us. We could watch movies, news, or keep track of where our airplane was. I watched an old movie called, “Easy Money” starring Paul Newman while Greg watched “Blood Diamonds”. I also watched most of the movie about Beatrix Potter which was very good. We had a nice meal while onboard. We landed in Boston. That airport was nice. Next, we landed in Chicago which I don’t care for because I find this airport too big and confusing. We finally touched down in Dayton around midnight. Bob was there to pick us up to take us home. Ireland was wonderful, but there really is “no place like home”!