Visitors from Athlone

I was just finishing the dinner tonight when a text arrived, as Gaeilge, telling me they were in Mickey Bourke's pub in Koroit and would I like to meet up! I nearly choked on my greens... Laobhaoise Nic Aogáin from Athlone and two friends (Máire and Mairead)were sitting on the seats that we sit on Fridays after school. They had just come from Darwin via Perth and Adelaide on their way to Melbourne and Sydney. Two of the girls are on career breaks and travel on to New Zealand. It was great catching up on all their news and filling them in on the craic here. I could not talk them into staying with me as they had already booked the hotel but they are coming for a bit of grub tomorrow and Friday. Of course they will also visit the school tomorrow. It will be nice to show them around and to introduce them to the teachers and staff of St Patrick's.