Click here to check it out - its kind of under construction/alteration at the moment..

Have a look at this little movie of some Atlantic coast tow-in surfing...things to do in Clare when its wet???

Click on this link for a couple of photos from an end of winter bouldering day at Glendo on Carole's website

If anyone is still out there, let me fill you in... I am a bad blogger, I know! I am sure I have lost whatever audience I had...also forgive the lack of photos. No excuse. Will try and fix. 

Been a tumultuous month...lots going on, lots of change, lots of decisions...fixing me!

 

Anyway, in simple terms (because I really don't want to hang the complex things out):

 

I am just back from three weeks in France: Ten days climbing in the Gorges du Tarn with John, Eoin, Al, Carole, and Dawid - great spot, better for those climbing 7a and above (ie better than me) but still a good trip! The food, the wine, the craic, the rock, the quintessential contrariness of it all... I love France!!!

 

Then: caught up with the artist formerly known as the Messiah (Nick plus biblical coiffure) in Marseille, and spent a day or two with Faith and Paul (class friend and her hubby-to-be) being entertained by their search for the perfect place to get hitched in Provence. Managed to see Caroline (French girl who spent a year on exchange in our class) and her husband and baby too. Then hiked the Verdon Gorge in both directions, and paddled it in cool canoe/raft thingies - loads of fun - much better than standard whitewater rafting.

 

And now, back in the land of Oompah-Loompah tans, dirty streets, good pubs, horrible traffic, (Dublin) and quite looking forward to heading home and seeing the folks. Plans for the future are hatching...