Travels in Eire #47

It was almost noon when Cailin woke up. She hadn't slept that long in ages. Part was all the excitement leading up to the flight over, and part was the extremely long arrival day. She decided to give herself this day to decompress, unpack and get a little organized. Her office was not expecting to hear from her for a few days.

She was so happy that Darren had stocked her fridge and made sure she had some Barry's Breakfast tea on hand. After getting the electric kettle going, she opened the fridge to find a small package of muffins and some cream she could have with the tea. No big Irish breakfast for her. She wanted to save those mornings for breakfast with Darren.

As she sipped her tea she walked around her flat taking everything in. This place was so homey and comfortable. She slid open the draperies in the front room to let the sun in. As she stood there looking out, she smiled to herself. Again that feeling of being just where she belonged came over her. No time to waste today, she finished her tea and muffin and headed for the shower to get her day going, albeit later than she had planned.

Cailin was never afraid of exploring and once showered and dressed she headed out to explore her neighborhood. It was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for a nice walk. Cailn took note of where she was walking so she could retrace her steps and get back to her building. About 3 blocks down from her flat was a small grocery. They would have pretty much everything she needed. She watched for the bus stops with the numbers of the routes. While she knew she would be taking a bus to some locations she also knew that she needed exact change when she rode the bus. Darren had left her a bus map at the flat so she was planing to explore riding the bus tomorrow.

For now her stomach was growling and she needed to get back and send a few emails. She hadn't called her parents yet and she was sure they were worried about her. Cailin was also thinking that she needed to get into town and get herself a cell phone to rent. Again, that would wait until tomorrow. As she headed up the stairs to the flat she heard a door open on the first floor.

Cailin turned to see an older woman peeking out the door looking her way.

“Afternoon, lassie,” the woman called. “Welcome to the house.”

Cailin thanked the woman and introduced herself.

“Nice to meet you Cailin, I'm Mary,” the woman replied back. “If there's anything you need, you can knock on my door and I'd be glad to help you.” As she finished, she winked at Cailin.

“Well thank you very much Mary, it's nice to meet you. I'll keep that in mind,” Cailin smiled back, nodded and headed up the stairs feeling good that she had met someone friendly in the building, not thinking much about the wink.

As Cailin let herself into the door of her flat she noticed an envelope on the floor that had been slid under her door. Who would be sliding an envelope under my door? No one knows I'm here except Darren. There was no name on the envelope and Cailin was thinking it might have been delivered by mistake. She entered her flat, closed the door and opened the envelope.