My Laddie's last night before coming home

Dear Brittney,

I hope to bring you to Ireland one day. It is a beautiful, green country with a strong dairy industry and amazing castles. I spent 55 Euros on souvenirs. The rest I spent on food and tipping the bus driver.

We saw the Cork Butter Museum this morning. I thought it was fascinating; I was the only one. They talked about how Cork, Ireland at one time was the world's largest supply of butter. They decided to combine the butter making and provide a quality, consistent product. It was the first "brand" name. So Cork butter it not only dairy significant, but also historical marketing significant.

We visited the Ireland version of the USDA. They had a grazing research herd. I think it would have been good to visit our first day as we got a nice overview of the Irish Dairy industry, but it was very repetitive after having visited several dairies. On top of that, our students were out all night so they were kind of dead for the tour. Unfortunately our guide still talked a long time and we had several other small delays today and didn't have time to go see the Keenan company. We probably could have made it, but there would have been no time for lunch and I was outvoted for skipping lunch.

Tonight we are back in Dublin. We had dinner with live Irish music again tonight. It was a lot of fun. They served corned beef and cabbage.

I've had a great time on this trip. Ireland is a beautiful, historical country.

I look forward to seeing you and Eliza tomorrow. I love you.

As far as Bruce taking me to Ireland some day, YES Please!!