Sliding in Between a Rock and a Hard Place!!!

So, we made it out of Athens hours before a nation wide transportation labor strike went into effect, cancelling all flights, outgoing and incoming, in Athens. Some rather aggressive protesting started this morning, think it got a little wild. We would have liked to have seen the protests, but catching our flight was a crucial peice in being able to spend time with family in Ireland, which we are really looking forward to. We arrived in Dublin in the early morning (around 2 a.m.) and slept in the terminal underneath the escalator...suprisingly comfortable, all things considered. We got to our hostel only to find out from the staff that we had arrived just before they started shutting down the airports in Ireland, Scotland and N. Ireland...the volcanic ash clouds were on the move again. Hopefully the airport will re-open in time for the family to arrive. For now, we'll just wait and see. That's about it for the time being...will post more as info develops. Todd and G