Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Days 1&2 JCU Football Trip to Ireland 2012

The first 24 hours was nothing but travel. We fell behind from the start when United Airlines computer system went down. This is us finally arriving in Shannon, Ireland Airport, about two hours from Dublin.
It's Wednesday night in Dublin and we have been up pretty much for over 24 hours. We had some flight troubles on the way over as United's computers on the East Coast all went down, causing most flights, including ours, to be delayed four hours. We arrived in Ireland finally around 9:00 A.M. local time, toured the Moher Cliffs, checked into our hotel, practiced at a local church's rugby field, and had a very good dinner afterward. We are all exhausted and have a big day tomorrow.

The Cliffs of Moher, on the west Ireland coast. Haughntingly beautiful, but wet and cold. If I come back I'd like to spend some time in this area. 

We are staying 20 minutes outside Dublin at the Citywest Hotel and Golf Club. Except for the internet going down occasionally, a great place. Would love to come back and play the golf course. We walk past the 18 hole to go to our meeting rooms, a par five with a lake in front of the green. I would go driver, four iron, and then nine iron on to the green for my birdie putt.

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