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Intervarsities
This weekend, I went to Belfast for volleyball intervarsities, a tournament for all the college teams in Ireland. The first day was actually Thursday, but I missed this since I was in Dublin for the Naughton's Thanksgiving dinner. We went 1-5 in our pool play this day so we went to the lowest bracket for the tourney. On Friday, we had a pool play with 4 teams to determine the seeds for the actual playoff style ...
Day 4: First Day of Riding!
We had a hearty "Irish breakfast" at our B&B before heading out for our first day of riding. The weather was great and the enthusiasm was high.
Of course, we had to get accustomed to driving on the left, and some of us also getting used to a different bike and navigating roundabouts... but we were undaunted!!
We had made the decision to ...
Overwheling, but peaceful
... where two large Celtic cross remain. It is said that if you hug the cross and make a wish it will come true. We will see! The cross is wearing out along the spot where people have hugged it. Once we finished there it was about an hour to Belfast. We heard about the history and conflict between the Protestants and the Catholics and the different groups still causing trouble here. When we arrived in the city, the bus driver dropped us off at the city centre to ...
Royal County Down
... par 4, but requiring a precise shot into the green with severe slopes waiting for stray shots.
9. 60 foot drop in the middle of the fairway. You can't see the green from the tee, it just drops off. Can't reach the drop off the tee though, so the descent on the approach shot is quite dramatic with the clubhouse behind and mountains in the backdrop.
10. Par 3 and everyone in the clubhouse can see your shot. No pressure, ...
The troubles of Belfast
... we all headed out for dinner at a restaurant the tour guide had arranged. I had a beef boxty (Irish potato pancake), it was pretty good but a bit on the bland side. I also had my first baby Guinness which is a shot of tia maria with a dash of bailey on the top, it looks like a mini Guinness pint, hence the ...
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