I am sitting in Kilkenny in a pub called ‘The Playwright’ about to have a “Playwright Burger” and a pint of Bulmers. I’m doing a bus tour at the moment – something I never thought I’d do but it came free with the hostel. Bad news – it doesn’t look as though I’ll be able to leave tomorrow (volcanic ash and all) so I’m stranded in Ireland a while longer. To be fair, there are worse places to be stuck I imagine and hopefully the delay won’t end up costing me more than a few more nights accommodation. Something to sort out tonight but there’s no use dwelling on it. Things happen beyond the control of man and we deal with it as best we can.