(Katherine) Today was our transition to Dublin, which would again involve another cross-country drive. We leisurely packed up while taking time to play with baby Evan, and I enjoyed my final moments hanging out with Kristi until I sadly had to say goodbye to my college friend. Robert flew across Ireland in record time, getting us to the car rental place just in the nick of time.
We then took a tram across town to check into our next Airbnb apartment which was located in the Docklands. The area reminded me very much of the Mission Bay district in San Francisco. Formerly a warehouse area which was now comprised of new modern apartment complexes. We met with our host, Ciara, briefly until we had to change clothes and head out for an event which had cause us to hustle to Dublin a day early - another encounter with the team from Airbnb!
The group we had met with in Paris had such a successful tour over the summer that their management team sent them back out for another 9-city European tour. It just so happened that we would all be in Ireland at the same time. We found them at a gorgeous bar called Café en Seine where they were holding a “meet-up” for Irish hosts. We were once again connected with Venetia, Lisa, Dillon and a new team member, Carly. We are still known to them as “The Honeymooners”, and we were greeted with open arms. After the “meet-up” the group moved on to a traditional Irish pub where some of the patrons were singing and playing music, and we continued to catch up. It was so nice to see our Airbnb friends out on the road again!
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