RTT08 Update.

[chrislarkin]

<!--quoteo(post=89144:date=Sat 28th Jun 2008, 06:36 AM:name=Pict)-->QUOTE(Pict @ Sat 28th Jun 2008, 06:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Just in case anybody has lost the picture in all the flurry of postings, and for any latecomers, I thought I'd post an excerpt of Chris' original description of the hostel accommodation:

<i>"This is........ owned by a friend and his wife and is attached to their pub. Similar arrangements and standard to the place in Bellingham where the September G2G was held in that there is a communal kitchen, showers, off road parking, bed linen and towels are supplied and the cost is only 15 euro per bed per night (about £11). There are many advantages to being in the village in that you will be in easy walking distance of the 6 pubs (Castlegregory has a population of 300 but only 6 pubs now since, regrettably, the 3 others closed), a variety of places to eat in the evenings, a supermarket and a cafe that opens early to do breakfasts for surfers.

For the hostel the email contact is Dorren Fitzgerald at dorrenfitzgerald@hotmail.com, Tel (00)353 66 7139951"</i>

Chris - I guess our occupancy is still less than 100% (24) so we won't have the place entirely to ourselves??<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I think we will have it to ourselves, at least that was what Maurice said to me last time I spoke to him. We have 17 in the hostel according to my figures and that should be enough to deter anybody else from wanting to share! I have to see Maurice this weekend to finally sort out the camping field which is being used by boy scouts this week so it should be in pretty good shape for us when they leave.

Also this may the a good time to tell you that Phil (he of the caff) is also the local craft baker and starts work at 5am each morning. Due to this early start he decided that he would be happy to do breakfasts (you can call him before you go down and tell him how many to expect so he can get the pan hot) but will not do dinners. So I have arranged with another friend, Vincent, who owns the pub on the T shirt that he will reserve a section of his restaurant (actually in the bar) for at least 15 people for the first night (I told him 8.30) and then we see how many places we need for the rest of the week. Ned Natterjacks (for that is the name of the pub) has a very good chef who offers daily specials at €12 per night as well as a fixed menu at similar prices (or you could go up a 12oz sirloin with all the trimmings for €22) plus you will be in sight of the beer pumps. If the weather is good they do a barbeque menu outside. Ned's has music almost every night and anybody who wants to is encouraged to take part and it is hard to prevent Vincent from jumping over the bar with his guitar at the first hint of a song. It's about 150m of a stagger from Ned's to the hostel.