Pain in the Ash

'Europe's largest air traffic shutdown since WWII'

So my spring break trip to Ireland has been lengthened by mount Eijli&%df£idljk exploding, senting hundreds of thousands metric tons of ash into the atmosphere- grounding planes across Europe. This means, despite the CLEAR BLUE SKIES here in Dublin, no one can fly in or out. For how long? On Friday we were told 36 hours. Today all flights are down again. Headlines are saying 'Projected to Worsen'. We just got off the phone with Irish Ferries. Anticipating our flights being cancelled, we've booked a ferry from Rosslare, Ireland to Cherbourg, France the soonest available being wednesday night! Our ferry leaves at 9:30pm and gets in at 5pm. Welcome to the 19th century...

Its great being stuck in Ireland- really I'm not complaining- its just wildly expensive being stuck for what will be nearly a week longer than anticipated. If anything this is a great adventure and EVERY day so far we've had sunny skies.

I wish I could share some pictures- I've taken over 300 and Ireland is a truely beautiful place. Here's hoping I get home soon...