Let no-one tell you that Ireland is just bogs and rain and mist. Living in South Wales, Mrs B. knows all about lush, damp places and having booked a short cruise from Cardiff more than a year ago, she was reconciled to the probability of coach excursions through wet greenery and dashing into tea shops to dry off. By the end of the 4 days visiting ports in Ireland, however, the tour guide was joking that ‘they had a meeting in Dublin and insist you must all stay’.