A Long Journey

My 2012 European Event began in earnest with a two hour drive along the M1 Motorway towards Dublin, in time to catch the 17.20pm Ryan Air flight to Riga. Only after I had said a tearful 'see you soon' to Joanne, Megan, Kiefer and Theresa who I am going to miss terribly while I am away, even if there is Skype.

The Approach to Riga - Sunset

The flight itself was very enjoyable, arriving in Riga in very good time. From there we had a brief wait at the Airport before catching the bus that would take us to the Latgola Hotel in Daugavpils, a long and often bumpy 4 hour drive.
Tired and exhausted,we checked in at around 3.30am, just in time to get a few hours sleep, boy did I need it.