After the airport, where I last posted, we bussed to the capital of Northern Ireland: Belfast. I expected people to be asking me whether I was Protestant or Catholic at every streetcorner, half drunk and looking for a fight. Instead, everyone was friendly and helpful, if at times completely unintelligable.
On the second day in Belfast we went to watch the Super Special stage of Rally Ireland. What this means is we saw world-class racing drivers try to get the fastest time around a track centered at Stormont Castle. It was a pretty good evening, but not as exciting as the Rally stage we saw out in the country, next to the much smaller town of Eniskillen. We were hopping farmers' fences and running through their fields to get a better view of the track, and at times we were within arm's reach of the cars that were whizzing by at 100kmph.
The other worthwhile thing we did in Belfast was take a bus tour out to the Giant's Causeway. We drove along the Northeastern coast, some of it known as the 'Causeway Coast.' The scenery was picturesque, as were the towns.
So we've landed in our final home away from home, a sheep farm and wonderful house east of Eniscorthy. We're in perhaps the southeastern-most county of Ireland, save a couple between here and the coast. It is Lukas' aunt's home, and we'll be doing some sheepwork quite soon.
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Hi Fin,
I wonder what the farmers thought of you running across their fields, or was everybody doing that?
We saw a piece on the news about the rally. I didn't realize it was such a big deal.
Farm life should be an interesting change of pace for you all. I hope they work you hard so you are used to working when you get home!
By the way, Lukas' blog says nobody seems to care but both Tricia and I have tried to post comments on their blog without success so tell him it is not that you are all being ignored but some kind of technical glitch (I know you have to register to comment on his blog but that does not seem to work so that could be the problem).
Keep up the posts & try to get some pictures on yours or else get more on the Musketeers one.
Love Dad
PICTURES.
Pictures X2
arms reach from the cars huh.
Howdy Fin.
I'd also like pictures, but only if they are of the scandalous variety. We've all seen a field before, no matter how far flung it may be. What we haven't seen, however, is you standing on your head in a cobbled square somewhere in Europe.
Winston.
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