Emma and Delboy trip - part 2/2

DAY 2 OF CAMPING TRIP

While we were driving we spotted a sign that said something about an ancient site of some sorts so we hit the brakes and went up and had a look...

Emma's best Sthid the Sthloth (Ice Age) impression...

Big sis towers over little sis.

Back into the car and another unscheduled stop - this time a stunning cove where I chanced tippin the toe in, but wasn't so keen to swim again.

But then we put it behind us...

and we hit the road again, only to get caught in a real-life Irish traffic jam...

We also saw a leprachaun when we went past a lil festival of some sorts

.... and caught it on film

but i think Emz and Delboy missed it cos they were vas aan die slaap in the back. Great company guys. Thanks for the great conversaytion. I can't really blame them, Cath was probably playing that bloody Enya crap again - it's a wonder I didn't fall asleep!



But then Alan had a need...

THE NEED...

FOR TEA

(and cake for Catherine)

So we stopped off at a cute lil roadside coffee shop for some tea, cake (and a cupcake for Delboy) and some BLUE STEEL BABY!!!

On our way through Killarney a bit later we then stopped off for a picnic lunch outside Ross castle...

... giving me a chance to feed the swans and swan chickies.

Will ya look at these posers?
Cath and I just had to show em how it's done...

Now THAT'S a pose.

A bit of sisterly love and some sisterly madness...


.... and we were back in the car on our way back to Cork.

All this driving around was making Emma tired again... in fact, she was

'TIRED, TIRED, TIRED she wanted to go home....'

(That's a private joke that is)

One last stop though... Delboy and I had drunk too much tea... a quick pit stop on the side of the highway, kindly captured by Cath... if that look on my face doesn't say relief, what does?

And we were home again.

And just like that, another Emma visit had come to an end. Oh don't worry... she'll be back. She can't stay away for long... we feed her well here, she has a bed about twice the size of her own bed in Stonehouse and there's always the chance that I'll lend her more money... fat chance Emz - not making THAT mistake again!

Emz and Delboy - part 1/2

Oh no, not that bloody Emma girl again! Oh... and Delboy too.

Emz and Delboy's visit to Ireland - The Dingleberry trip

Well the first thing I have to mention is that we were lucky enogh to have Delboy over here while it was his birthday, and while he didn't get a pressie per-se, Cath made him a stunning leprachaun cake. Mmmm - cake. Emma thought it was a snowman but no doofball, anyone can see it's a little green leprachaun.

Cath was finishing off her last week of work before mock exams but was she worried - hell no! She may not come sixth in the country this time round, but life is for living... so we took the fam for a trip to Dingle - or as Delboy says, Dingleberry.

Before we got to Dingle though, we stopped off at the aptly named Inch beach. Why apt? Well it was pretty cold for us lads. Nuff said.

Only thing is, Emz and Idecided to go in fully clothed and just mess around. Then, one we had our clothes pretty much soaked, we got out and changed into cozzies (having decided it wasn't so cold that we couldn't swim)

My hero - a rescue from any more sneak waves.

Um... Delboy, there's something I have to tell you... I kinda like you.

Model behaviour - Cath struts her stuff on the sandy batwalk.

Then we decided okay, we may as well have a swim. It wasn't even as cold as we were expecting. What's that Emz? No costume. Don't worry - we packed one for you.

"It was probably the third or fourth most coldest day of the year!"

Like I said - Inch - apt name.

And so on to actual Dingle(berry)

In dingle, there's a 'famous' dolphin called Funghi - they have a statue to him and all - so we sat on him to make him feel loved. Emma could at least got out of her jamies though.

So we got to the campsite and headed off to the local beach for some hurling and skimming stones - as you do. Along the way we found some steel. Some blue steel. We seemed to find a lot of it on our trip actually.

After the beach, when we got back to the the campsite, we got to chattin with a local - maybe one of the campsite owners - and he told us about a local GAA game (That's Gaelic sport to you uneducated plebs). It was quite funny actually - Del and Emz said they wanted to hear of bit of a Kerry accent and when this oke chatted to us for like, 10 minutes, they got their chance. But of the 10-minute conversation, they probably picked up about 12 words or so from yer man.

We thought checkin out a game of club footie would be a good move - Kerry are pretty much the best team in Ireland so any Kerry club game is going to be at a decent standard - so we went along.



And it WAS pretty cool.

... despite the weather (of course).

Couldn't stay too long though, we had to head back and light the fire for our beautiful braai - kebabs, chicken drumsticks and some lamb chops - mmm, drool, drool.

Rain shmain - nothing stops me from a braai - especially when it's my first in like, a year!

Madz - this one (below) was taken for you. See we think about you ALL THE TIME.

Sunset was pretty cool...

I think these two are like the Cath and I of like, 10 years ago. They're just too bloody cute. Somebody needs to just smack em or something. I would, but Delano's biceps are just too scary.

And there was just enough time before the light went completely for a mini-model show.

Da next morning

There were a few morning people around the next morning - but I'd spent the whole night coughing and hence keeping Cath awake so Cath refused to get up right away. After a few of us jumped on her though, we managed to stir her.

A quick brekkie, pack up, towel down the tents and off we went...
On the road again... here we go, we're on the road again...