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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 ...
Sea cliffs, rope bridge and some men with a ladder
After a restful night and a great 'full Irish' breakfast we are booted and suited and back on the road in glorious sunshine for the short trip to Carrick a Rede, our first stop, near Ballintoy. This spectacular site is in the ownership of the National Trust and gives access to a nerve testing walk across a flimsy rope bridge, high above the water to the tiny Carrick Island. The bridge ...
Here's to you, Bobby Sands
... was an avowed atheist; the wardrobe was the magical one in the 'Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'. On the back of the wardrobe was a letter that Lewis had written to a young girl explaining the Christian allegory to the stories. It was really clever the way the sculptor had included so many ideas in his work. I wrote a little poem which was inspired by Lewis' childhood love of smell induced memories:
When the rain lets up in Belfast ...
Walking country
... weather I went on a long walk around the various scenic trails about the area. Fortunately I was not attacked by badgers but did manage to take in some good views and a couple of snaps along the way. It was a good stop for recovery but certainly nothing to speak of in terms of night life or people below retirement age.
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Final Day
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We spent our final day going from "eleven o'clock" (Dunfanaghy) on the island to “three o’clock” (Dublin). This drive took us by the Giants’ Causeway, an amazing geological feature, and Belfast. The Giants Causeway is…well, just take a look at the pictures. We also ventured onto a rope bridge that looks a lot longer than it really is but was an experience when the wind hits you.
In Belfast, we took ...
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