Greg Goes Abroad!

The day has arrived. Europe will be getting their first (and possibly last) taste of Greg Porter. I think they are ready.

More to the point, will the weather be ready for me? You Boston people deal with more rain on Thursday/Friday and possibly some snow on Sunday. Not me! So without further delay, here is the expected weather for my destinations over the next week. Yes, this is quite possibly the most self centered post I have ever done but you know what? Who cares! Its my damn blog and I will do as I wish!

Amsterdam- Windy!! By the time I get there on Thursday morning, winds will be gusting out of the west at 30-40mph. That should make for a fun landing. Other than that, it looks to be cloudy with temps in the mid 40's. Sounds pretty familiar.

Dublin- My weekend in Dublin looks ( and this should be a big surprise) rainy! Saturday looks wet in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon. At least on Sunday it looks like we will get some sun! Both days will be in the mid 40's. So I guess I am technically going to a "warm" location for my spring break.

Assorted other Ireland cities - As we embark on our countryside tour of Cork, Dingle and Galway, the weather looks fantastic! Which is a good thing because I and my traveling partners will need all the help we can get trying to drive on the other side of the road. That should be interesting.

First up is Cork on Sunday into Monday and it looks nice. Partly cloudy with temps approaching 50! Or as they like to say 9 degrees Celsius. On a side note, my battle with the metric system should be interesting. Despite my love for all things weather related, I am a Fahrenheit guy. I may need to go the Brendan Connell route and write down the conversions in a notebook.

Dingle is next. Yes it is a funny name. But this is where the weather starts to look fantastic. High pressure settles overhead and we are looking at bright sunshine with temps easily into the 50's. Now that is what I am talking about!

From there we head to Galway and will be staying at a beautiful house in Athole. Once again, things are looking great weather wise. Which is a big deal for Galway. Being a city right on the coast and wide open to the Northern Atlantic usually means lots of rain and wind. But not next week! Both days are looking sunny and warm with temps in the 50's. I would imagine that it will be a bit colder overnight in Athole since it is further inland but since this town is pretty much off the grid, I can't confirm it.

And of course St.Patty's day in Dublin looks beautiful once again. Sunny,mild and drunk. That is probably a good forecast for all of next week really.

Anyways, I need to go finish packing since I have been writing this instead. I may try to update this once or twice during my trip but I certainly make no promises. Have a great St. Patrick's day all!