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Dún Laoghaire Harbour

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    • Day 15

      Rough Tender

      September 3, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 57 °F

      Sounds like an oxymoron, but we had a rough tender after our way-too-short jaunt in Dublin. It was a wild ride!

      The boat was jammed with passengers. At first, folks were cheery and chatting about their day. We were all rain-soaked, so there was commiserating a-plenty.

      Then WHAM! The tender rolled steeply and hit the water with a loud slam. An Irish lady responded by shrieking, “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!” in such a Lucky Charms accent that a round of nervous laughter ensued.

      As our boat continued to pitch and roll, a tense hush fell over the crowd. I kept glancing at the tender pilot to see if he looked nervous. Passengers certainly were! Some kept their eyes shut, while others, like me, stayed wide-eyed.

      In reality, we were not in danger. As Larry reminded us, these tender boats are also the ship’s life boats. They are built to withstand rough seas. Still, it’s scary to toss and I did not want to test the tender boat’s limits.

      Meanwhile, Dun Laoghaire’s harbor was dotted with sailboats enjoying the rise in wind and waves. Great weather for sailing, but not-so-great for our chubby little tender boat.

      When we finally reached the ship, everyone burst into a round of well-deserved applause for our tender driver.
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    • Day 9

      Relaxed Sunday

      August 9, 2015 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Ein paar Mädels und ich haben uns einen schönen Tag gemacht.
      Wir haben am Harbour entspannt, viel gequatscht und anschließen bei Scrumdiddly's Eis gegessen.
      Und es war das beste Eis, welches ich seit langem gegessen habe. 🍨😋Read more

    • Day 24

      Virtual paint club!

      April 17, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Started the day with my usual Friday morning Pete session. Weather is nice so did it outside on the grass! Followed it my a 30 min jog 'with' Lisa in preparation for our 5k time trial tomorrow.

      I'm off work today which is nice even though there isn't much to do! Ended up doing a second jog with Paul this afternoon - rude to say no when he's looking for a running partner! 😂
      I'm not feeling very rested for tomorrow's 'race'..Ah well!

      This evening I did a virtual paintclub class with Mia, Mum and Lisa. It was a butterfly painting. Was really good fun even though our paintings looked a bit dodgy at times haha! They turned out well in the end.

      I cooked a lovely Thai red curry from Dervals cookbook for dinner but didn't have time to eat it before the painting class so I just had Apple pie for dinner instead! I'll have the curry tomorrow.

      Popped to Supervalu this evening- I must have picked the worst time of the day. The queue was about 30 mins long and it started drizzling while I was standing there! Going to avoid shopping at 5-6pm in future.

      Alison had her new baby Clara a couple of weeks ago so I sent her a little hamper which arrived today. She said none of her family have met her baby yet because of coronavirus! It must be a strange time to have a baby.

      The HSE have published a map which shows the location of all the confirmed cases in Ireland. They are dotted around EVERYWHERE! Dublin is riddled. It's quite scary to see. We seem to be holding steady at around 700-800 cases and 40 deaths daily - still really high. Hopefully it starts dropping soon.

      This day 6 years ago we were in Kenya! Here's a pic of me in a Matatu on my way to visit the giraffe park!
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    • Day 26

      Dun Laoghaire and an unexpected surprise

      June 24, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Woke up at 06.15, had a quick look outside and went back to bed. Too chilly!
      I didn't go back to sleep so told myself not to waste the day and by 07.00 I was on deck and started going about the work of unhooking from civilisation, disconnecting shore power and untieing the ropes etc.

      I did say hello to the blond who stepped off the gin palace near me but was ignored. She was probable half asleep.
      A Frenchman stuck his head through the hatch of his yacht when I started the engine. I gave him a wave which was returned before he disappeared down below again. I cast off at 07.45.

      I maneuvered slowly away from the marina, took in the fenders and once out of the harbour I pointed the bow south and set Seóirse (George) the autopilot on a course. I sat back and picked up Paddy Barry's book 'So Far, So Good', I couldn't have said it better myself!!

      It was flat calm when I left but I was hoping I'd get a sea breeze as the land heated up and by 11.00 it obliged.
      I hoisted the sails and was soon making 4 knots heading SSW, not perfect but at least I had the tide with me.

      Later in the morning it was hot enough to change into my shorts which normally chases the sun away but today was an exception.

      By 13.30 speed has increased to just over 5 knots and a slight change in wind direction helped me steer a more southerly course and it looked like I'd make Howth Head without having to tack.

      Unfortunally off Rockabill the wind forced me future east so I tacked out away from the coast and motorsailed for 3 miles to get a bit of room and when I tacked back in I was able to sail past Howth Head where I furled the genny for greater visibility as I crossed the busy shipping lanes into Dublin port. Ulyssey and the Dublin Swift fast ferry were heading inbound.
      I motorsailed across the shipping channel and began sailing once south of them with stronger winds the rest of the journey to Dun Laoghaire.

      I tied up at 20.00, helped by a man in a 34 footer who was just about to head south himself. I returned the favour in helping him cast off.

      Tom Savage had visitors so couldn't meet for a drink so I headed ashore for dinner and a pint and on the way back rang Brian Shannon just to let him know where I was.
      We had a nice chat and five minutes after we had hung up, he rang me back to tell me he'd be joining me for the rest of the voyage to keep an eye on me! Also I was invited to stay with them tomorrow night.
      Now that I was closer to home, I was less homesick as the end was now in sight.
      This was my 27th night on Eureka and I was ready to try a berth on dry land again. I immediately took him up on the offer.

      Maeve, when I rang her was delighted I'd have company for the rest of the voyage and I headed back to Eureka (the other woman) to tell her about the unexpected change in plans.
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    • Day 27

      A day off

      June 25, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

      I didn't wake until the alarm was ringing in my ears at 08.30!
      I was meeting Tom for breakfast at 09.30 so I had to get move on.
      He was waiting for me at the marina reception and we headed towards Dalkey in his car on a scenic spin and a climb up to the obelisk on the top of Killiney Hill. The climb wasn't as bad as Tom described, luckily he was struggling just as much if not more than me by the time we got to the top.

      How with an appetite built up it was time to eat but the restaurant he was intending to bring me to was closed so it was back to his house where we had a bbq fry up. It tasted great as we sat in the sun chatting away.

      Tom dropped me back about 13.30 and I paid for my extra night on the marina, fixed the bilge pump and tidied the boat before Brian had a chance to give out about my lack of domestic skills.

      Once everything was shipshape I got the dart into the city before changing at Connelly station for the train out to Coolmine where Brian picked me up. Obviously he didn't trust me to find my way to his house, a five minute walk up the road.

      Back at Brian & Brenda's I had my second BBQ of the day and we were joined by my cousin Máire and her husband Noel who are also good friends of B & B.
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