Action-packed Weekend

I'm still recovering from an action packed weekend in Mullaghmore. I had a bunch of people down for the weekend, and we fitted in tons. Friday evening was nice and relaxed, Bairbre got there pretty early and had dinner ready for me (thanks babe!), we sat and gossiped while waiting for the others to arrive. Saturday morning proved an early start for Bairbre and I, as we had volunteered to help out at the triathalon that our sailing club had organised. Our job was to write on competitor numbers on all 350 odd competitors. It really wasn't a problem seeing fit men strip in front of us and to write on them with permanent marker! We then manned a junction for the run, stopped traffic and cheered on the runners. It was great to be part of it, but next year I'm determined to compete - 750m sea swim, 20km cycle and 5km mainly up hill run. Hmm I'd better get training. Don't know when the last time I cycled a bike was!

We spent the afternoon with Dad sailing out to Innishmurray, an uninhabited island 5 miles off the coast. It was wonderful to be on the boat again, I think it had been almost 3 years since I sailed with Dad. The views of the mountains of Donegal Bay are simply spectacular from the boat. It had been years since I was on Innishmurray, and the row from the boat to the island in a tiny inflatable with 4 others, was hilarious to say the least. My tummy still hurts from laughing.

We'd a really nice dinner at home on Saturday evening, and headed to the pub for a couple of beers and a little bit of dancing (just a bit, since only Karen would dance with me!).

I'm still feeling the pain from yesterday's activities - 2 hours of surfing on Tullan Strand. I bought my board at Easter but haven't had much opportunity to use it. I'm getting more comfortable on it, and more confident, but just need to put in the hours to get standing reliably. It's soooo much easier on the foam boards. But by the end of the summer, I'm determined to nail it. So I'm heading home again this weekend, for two full days on the waves. That is, if my arms have recovered from yesterday!