Now, you will be forgiven if you are of a certain age, and the first thought that leaps to mind with the heading this evening is audio tapes. You know the ones. Those you could not leave in the car, because they might melt. The ones that you could delicately and surgically remove when entwined […]
Houston, we seem to have a speed wobble, and will have to concentrate on recouping. Sleep….. […]
I always vowed that should I ever moan about the mild Irish weather and “soft” days, then I might go back to SA. Simple really, just like most people here in Ireland get quite excited about 2 days of sunshine in a row, so too do the farmers and people from the Great Karoo when […]
So not the greatest day, but along the way to keep my mind off my wet feet, the weather and all others things that are not nice, here are a couple of points I pondered: 1. The way that everywhere has gone completely pink for Giro d’Italia! What an astounding feat to get people this […]
When I set out on this journey, and decided on the dates – I never took into consideration the dates, and as it happened I crossed the border today from Northern Ireland to the Republic on another Iconic South African Election Day. My first time legally crossing the border and not having to worry that […]
The flesh was willing, but the get up and go did not want to play with at the start. The body was surprisingly fit after yesterday, but what started off as a sunny day – yes I even have a bit of sunburn – ended up being a day with gusts and showers. So I […]
There has been curiosity as to why I actually started in Belfast, when Dublin would have equally gotten the message across. Well, it’s a very personal reason (and I apologise to other Irish cities in advance) – Belfast is my favourite city in Ireland (ouch – stop that stoning please!!) The other reason is that […]
Today I spent a few hours at the Wexford Wanderer’s Rugby Club for the 11th annual Casey Cup. For those not in the know, the Casey Cup is an annual May Bank Holiday event in conjunction with Greystones RFC to commemorate the untimely passing of a very young Casey Ryan. The Casey Cup will have […]
It’s official on 4 apps…. 70-80% chance of rain on Monday! Well, as a wise man once said, there is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes. Enter the full on Transparent Mac. Belt, pockets… The works. It is now taken out and aired in advance. I would be lying if I […]
It’s extraordinary how debilitating fear and self doubt can be. Those who know me knows that I am not half as opinionated, obnoxious and confident as many would believe. In fact, when I tell folks that I am painstakingly shy they find it hard to fathom…. Verging on ridiculous. But that in itself is one […]