Sunday, 28 December 2014
Cork / Douglas, Co. Cork, Ireland
That morning, Prince Cian’s Aunt and Uncles brought over his cousins Prince Owen and Liam for group photos and a playdate with one another. More family fun and conversations while the adventurers struggled with recovering from their colds and jet lag. Today the weary sleep-pattern-disrupted explorers would venture out from the family estate towards town for various sundries and supplies, getting US dollars converted to Euros, and getting their Meteor Irish phone and broadband dongle activated. They headed off to the Douglas shopping center for their errands. After grabbing groceries Sir Thomas Leaf and Lady Etain treated Prince Cian to his very first Dairy 99. Lots of activities in the mall for the young Prince to get excited about – couldn’t pass a corner without a car, carriage, rocket, carousel, or other contraption that got Cian giddy and wanting a ride. Sir Thomas Leaf broke down and let him ride the rocket – the Prince in his glory. There was a kids activity zone where the Prince got to play cars, dance around on acrobatic mats, in a pseudo-fake fantasy countryside array of toys and props. Otherwise it was quite a low key day for the exhausted delvers as they focused on rest, recovery, and family time. Family convened around a turkey dinner, with mushy peas, veggies, and mashed potatoes with an early night ahead.