claire and i leave dublin this afternoon (after lunch, of course - food takes priority) to drive to the belfast airport, return the rental car, and fly to london.  we're staying at a hotel near heathrow airport tonight, then we'll go into the city in the morning; i'll take a bus to oxford (!) and other claire will stay a day in london before going to cambridge (her program starts a day later than mine).  so lots of traveling in the next 24 hours, but then i'll be able to settle in for a while.  exciting!

ireland, you were good to us.  goodbye for now...