All good things...

...must come to an end.

My three months in Eire have come to a close and mantra at the moment is..."don't cry because it is over, just smile because it happened. "



An entire day will be set aside for uploading more shots and sharing some stories from my last month...but for now I'm off to wrap my head around being home.

A heavy heart...but so incredibly grateful for the experience.

Paddywaggin along...

Just returned from a crazy 6 day all-Ireland trek with Paddywagon tours. We started off in Dublin...actually just returned back here today. Shit...where to start. Well, since the clock is running in the ol' internet cafe...I'll just list some of the highlights (pictures to follow...promise!)

1. serenaded by a 50 year-old drunken derryman...oh, did i mention, he yodeled too!
2. kissed the blarney stone...yeah, yeah...such a touristy thing to do, I know. probably the most germ infested rock in the world.
3. sang mj's "Beat It" karaoke style in a pub in Annascoul
4. realized sleeping in 16 bed hostels = at least 3-5 incredibly loud snorers
5. imbibed copious amounts of Guinness, which then drastically decreased the above equation
6. drank a pint of the black stuff up at Gravity Bar at the brewery...the absolute best pint in the world
7. checked out a mural up in Belfast displaying Bush's complete stupidity, arrogance and greediness...good to know me and the Irish are on the same page


so many more to write about. no worries...the stories and pictures are on their way...

ahh, fer fecks sake...

It's been too long friends! So I find myself back up in the North...(London) Derry to be specific. Jess got in early on Thursday night...so incredible to see her face here. Meaghan, being in rare form to say the least, had a big of a send off party Wednesday night, as I wasn't sure if we were to hit Galway city again. Woke up around half 8, and had little to no mobility with my left knee. I've been schleping on the Chinese anesthetic my acupuncturist gave me before I left...and it's been treating me well.

We spent our first night in Dublin...a complete nightmare of a city (as all the Irish folk here agree to)...but fun enough. We head up to Belfast tomorrow, then down to Galway on Sunday -- looking foward to showing the bus of 50+ (amazing) people "my" city. Funny, the majority of the group is Austrailian, with a few Kiwis, Americans, Canucks and 2 very straight faced Russians. The invites to Australia and New Zealand have already been put out there...obviously not something I'd turn down.

I'll find myself an internet cafe within the next few days, so the phots will follow.

Hope this finds everyone well!

Much love.