1 Month Anniversary
It's hard to believe we've already been here a month! If it keeps going at this pace, I'll be home before I know it.
Friday was Desi Night and Samiyah outdid herself cooking excellent Pakistani food for us! Saturday we rented cars again and our group of American, Italians, French, and Swiss drove to Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, in the southwestern part of Northern Ireland. We toured the Marble Arch Caves which thankfully weren't very tourist-ey. It
reminded me of the time Dad and I went spelunking in the Cumberland Caverns, without all the crawling in the mud and loosing my shoes of course.
After we were thoroughly chilled from being underground, we had a nice 150 stair climb back out to the car. Way to get the ol' circulation going...
The group decided to go pony trekking around the grounds of Crom Castle. I passed on that since riding in a skirt is kinda awkward, even side-saddle. Instead I went for a walk in the woods. It was a nice, peaceful walk, and I managed to keep track of the turns for a while... Then I got completely lost chasing after a camera-shy bunny. I had the keys to the car, so no one was going anywhere without me, but I ended up about a mile from where I needed to be. A passing car was nice enough to give me a ride back. I would never do that in the States, and I was nervous about it at first, but people here are really nice! Don't think I didn't pray under my breath as I got in though... I managed to arrive back at the car just as everyone else did.
Back in Derry, Nicola and Alessandro took us to a hill in Waterside overlooking the River Foyle and downtown Derry. It's a great view. We'll have to go back sometime after dark to see all the lights. Of course, waiting till dark means we'll be waiting till around midnight...
Sunday I made the trip to Portadown for church. During my walk to the bus station, I ran into a lady who got her teaching degree from Memphis. What are the odds?
I stayed on at the MacFarlands for their 4th of July party, and we had a blast. I left my camera at their house, so those pictures will have to wait until next week.
In the meantime, here are the latest ones!
Pictures 47-63
Friday was Desi Night and Samiyah outdid herself cooking excellent Pakistani food for us! Saturday we rented cars again and our group of American, Italians, French, and Swiss drove to Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, in the southwestern part of Northern Ireland. We toured the Marble Arch Caves which thankfully weren't very tourist-ey. It
reminded me of the time Dad and I went spelunking in the Cumberland Caverns, without all the crawling in the mud and loosing my shoes of course.
After we were thoroughly chilled from being underground, we had a nice 150 stair climb back out to the car. Way to get the ol' circulation going...
The group decided to go pony trekking around the grounds of Crom Castle. I passed on that since riding in a skirt is kinda awkward, even side-saddle. Instead I went for a walk in the woods. It was a nice, peaceful walk, and I managed to keep track of the turns for a while... Then I got completely lost chasing after a camera-shy bunny. I had the keys to the car, so no one was going anywhere without me, but I ended up about a mile from where I needed to be. A passing car was nice enough to give me a ride back. I would never do that in the States, and I was nervous about it at first, but people here are really nice! Don't think I didn't pray under my breath as I got in though... I managed to arrive back at the car just as everyone else did.
Back in Derry, Nicola and Alessandro took us to a hill in Waterside overlooking the River Foyle and downtown Derry. It's a great view. We'll have to go back sometime after dark to see all the lights. Of course, waiting till dark means we'll be waiting till around midnight...
Sunday I made the trip to Portadown for church. During my walk to the bus station, I ran into a lady who got her teaching degree from Memphis. What are the odds?
I stayed on at the MacFarlands for their 4th of July party, and we had a blast. I left my camera at their house, so those pictures will have to wait until next week.
In the meantime, here are the latest ones!
Pictures 47-63
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