In early May 2023, Eric and Pamela joined fellow American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) members on an extraordinary tour of Ireland and Iceland. Starting on the Emerald Isle, the trip included a bike tour through Dublin, the pubs in the Temple Bar area, Irish whiskey and Irish dancing. The ABOTA group explored the ancient volcanic rock formations at the Giant's Causeway in Belfast and the extraordinary natural landscape of the Dingle Peninsula where some of The Last Jedi was filmed.
Traveling onto the land of Fire and Ice, the howling wind and rain of Iceland did not hinder anyone's adventure. Together, Eric and Pamela took the plunge in the pools of water in The Blue Lagoon. (Added bonus - a swim-up bar and mud facials!) They visited a whale exhibit, experienced Flyover Iceland, and Bill Clinton's favorite hotdog stand in Reykjavik. Eric practiced his shot put and rounded out the trip visiting Iceland's First Lady, Eliza Reid, and received a personalized signed copy of her book, Secrets of the Sprakkar, for Pamela. Says Eric, "Both Ireland and Iceland are ones for the record books."