sailing, drinking and biking

[Seamus]

The forecast was for 24c+ so I headed off on the GS this morning. The first port of call was Wicklow Harbour. It was foggy but it didn't deter the sailors :

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If the fog didn't lift they could rely on the lighthouse to get back safely:

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Moving swiftly along the coast road from Wicklow to Arklow:

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Safely through Arklow and a stop at Avoca. The tv series "Ballykissangel" is filmed here. First stop was the river avoca:

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Some locals enjoying a pint. Pity I was driving :cry

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and a snapshot of the main street. I don't think they get gridlock here:

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On the road again and I stopped at "the meeting of the waters" which has a nice pub and this memorial to Thomas Moore,

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He wrote this lyric here in 1807:

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The river Avonbeg:

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You can't smoke in the pubs here anymore:

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A gate lodge :

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and, finally, a view of the Wicklow mountains on the way home:

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Shay.

[bochie]

Great series Shay.
I really like the first one. There is a sense of calmness and uncertainty.
I like how the fog obscure the horizon, makes you wonder. :thumb

I like the second one too but I wonder how the picture would turn up if you isolate the guy sitting on the wall.

[ian408]

If you're ever in the states, specifically my 'hood, we can go to a bar
where they smoke and 8 year olds mosh...no kidding.

Stopped for a pint and people were freely smoking and kids were
running around dancing. I swear (you've got to be 21 to enter a bar).

Ian

[gus]

Good stuff mate...i always like a look at peoples local scenes.

24C ...mate did you have some thermals on ?? You get fined for smoking within 4 meters of a public doorway here also so they can think themselves lucky.

Gus

[Seamus]

Great series Shay.
I really like the first one. There is a sense of calmness and uncertainty.
I like how the fog obscure the horizon, makes you wonder. :thumb

I like the second one too but I wonder how the picture would turn up if you isolate the guy sitting on the wall.
Thanks for the critique Bochie, I tried the crop you suggested but there are too many masts and other stuff in the pic to isolate him. As usual I just blazed away and try to get some kind of composition by cropping :rofl .

Here's the crop:

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I really wasn't sure about the first pic, I'm glad you liked it.

Shay.

[Seamus]

If you're ever in the states, specifically my 'hood, we can go to a bar
where they smoke and 8 year olds mosh...no kidding.

Stopped for a pint and people were freely smoking and kids were
running around dancing. I swear (you've got to be 21 to enter a bar).

Ian
It's funny how there wasn't much fuss over the smoking ban. The only problem is the smell in some of the pubs now. The smell of smoke hid a variety of unpleasant odours:rofl .

[Seamus]

Good stuff mate...i always like a look at peoples local scenes.

24C ...mate did you have some thermals on ?? You get fined for smoking within 4 meters of a public doorway here also so they can think themselves lucky.

Gus
Thanks Gus, it was a good spin.

Re thermals, for taking the mick you are going to be re-incarnated as a swan in Ireland

Taken in February, temp 2c, :D
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