Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bray





Yesterday a group of friends and I jumped on the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) from Dublin to Bray. I really didn't know what to expect as to what we were going to do, turns out we climbed up a mountain. There were ten of us and I was ninth in line for most of it. There were only a few things that kept me going, the fear of being left behind, the desire to see the view from the top, and the cross at the top of the mountain. I didn't realize how badly out of shape I was until we were partially up and I couldn't breathe too overly well. Most of the trip up really looked a lot like the mountains in Pennsylvania, but at the top there was no doubt that we were in Ireland. I truly think it was when I actually felt that I was in fact in Ireland, it was absolutely beautiful. All of us got some great pictures and it was definitely a way to have a great adventure story. At one point they all wandered up another mountain that was a bit more rocky, I didn't have the proper shoes so I just stayed put on a rock looking out over the countryside. The solitude was absolutely amazing and I couldn't have traded those fifteen minutes for anything. There were of course other people walking around, mostly with their dogs, and it just added to the completeness of the experience. When I'm alone, especially outside, I really enjoy just watching people going about their business and enjoying it along with me but on their own as well. I've been blessed to meet some great people to explore with, not to mention blessed to be in such a beautiful country.

Picture from left to right: Laura, Tobey (in red), Andy (in grey), Joslyn (me), Chris, Kaiti (in orange), Charity (in blue), Kyle, Jonathan, Brady (in plaid)

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