Thursday, October 9, 2008

SURF TRIP - achill island, county mayo

october 3-5: surf club trip! yes, that is correct, me, mollie, char and julianna joined the surf club along with our friends steve and colin. none of us had ever surfed before but that just makes it all the more interesting.

so anyway, last weekend we went on the first weekend trip with the surf club and it was such a great time! our accomodations were beautiful, the people were super fun, and the parties were great! all of the irish kids are so friendly and really know how to have a good time!

saturday the 4th was really crappy weather - it was pouring rain and the waves were all choppy, but we still managed to surf a little bit. it was a good practice day because the waves were small and not really very scary. saturday night it cleared up (the stars that night were AMAZING; i've never seen anything like it before) and sunday was absolutely gorgeous and sunny, and about 65 degrees! the water wasn't too bad either, and we surfed for awhile. i actually stood up a few times, which was really exciting!

overall, it was a great trip and we made some awesome and fun new friends! pics below...


ready to go... left to right: colin, steve, evan, jordan, julianna, me, charlotte, mollie


field before the ocean


the beach....GORGEOUS


the lake in our backyard...sooo pretty


a few of us on the beach before we left


the other side of the beach


me and char =)


sheep in the field before the ocean...they're literally everywhere


on the beach getting ready to go!


our cottages!

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