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 Charlie Knox26, m, resident of spa, northern ireland, a thinker, who tries to be real, enjoys the company of nala(left), indebted to jesus for his grace and instruction in life and whose, amongst other things, studying sports science at UUJ. enjoy rugby a whole lot! |
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 The National Trust are looking for some Bushwhackers over the next few days. Explanation here. Sounds like a bit of craic! posted by charlie | 4:36 PM | Monday, July 17, 2006 
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Work?? *part deux - the first version got messed up! Work is well underway now and it's going great. I'm really enjoying the more managerial angle on things although I definitely miss the hands on coaching just a wee bit. We've now 2 camps behind us and if it keeps going at this speed the summer will be over in no time. Last week i was in Cavan all week. It's a 2 hour+ drive away on little windy roads, usually behind a cavalcade of tractors and lorries, and the idea of taking that on twice a day didn't appeal much so i packed the tent and stayed up there 3 nights out of 4. This decision made work feel more like a holiday and i was also able to discover some gems in that neck of the wood...... Crom estate - I camped here on the first night. It's a massive but remote estate set on the shores of Upper Lough Erne and it's owned by the National Trust. It has superb 250 year old wood that reminds you of something from a fairy tale and also has some impressive ruins of a castle right on the shoreline. The setting is beautiful especially under a nice sunset, and within the ruins, the oldest Yew Tree in Britain continues to grow..it's quite a sight. The campsite is only a £10 per tent per night and is part of the Canoe Trail down through Lough Erne.....more about that at http://www.nicanoeing.com/. I'll definitely have a go at that sometime. Enniskillen - a NI town with the variety of a southern Irish town. It's the type of place that is fun to walk through some afternoon. I did go to the cinema here too! I watched 'The Wind that Shakes the Barley' and was majorly impressed. I hadn't much of idea what it was about other than that it was set in 1920's Ireland and that it had won the film of 2006 award at Canne's Film Festival. It traces the journey of a young doctor who is drawn into a cause which he eventually gives his life for. It brilliantly illustrated some of the choices and dilemmas that are faced by someone who believes deeply in something, and as someone who claims to believe deeply in a few things myself i was both challenged and inspired by the movie. Of course some will question whether the man's cause was justified nevermind was it worth dying for (he joined the IRA) and i suppose that's ok. Without opening a can of worms on the issue i did feel it was beneficial to see some of our own history from a slightly different persepctive than the one i've been most familiar with growing up here. Cavan - It;s a typical Irish town with a wide variety of shops and pubs and is also home to the only set of traffic lights in the county. I was dandering through the town on wednesday after work and noticed that there was some live music in one of the pubs that evening. So at about 10 o'clock i headed down and grabbed myself a seat just as the music was starting. It was most enjoyable and a little ironic to be listening to some traditional irish music on the 12th of July!! There was a load of musicians playing; there was a 16yr old fella playing the harp - his music drew you back in time, his stiquey tracksuit didn't, the 'West Cavan Banging Champion' for 7 years running was also present playing his bodhran and was very impressive although he couldn't look at the camera when the local press arrived to take a photo of the group, neither did it seem like he could communicate in any other form than a grunt. To be honest he didn't look that happy but he could bang that is for sure! Also present were two young sisters one of whom was the all ireland junior banjo champion. The other sister played the accordion but also graced us with some irish dancing towards the end of the evening.....she wore these special shoes and made music with her feet just like in Riverdance. There was one major bonus to the evening though! At about 11 o'clock the waitresses in the bar came out with these massive trays piled high with sandwiches and also bowls full of sausages and chicken dippers.....i was baffled at first but was soon instructed to tuck in....they were all on the house....it was a real nice touch and something i've never really experienced in a commerical premises before! Future Holiday - After camp one day mum and dad rocked up. They had been out on a drive and decided to come to see what i was up to. We spent the afternoon exploring the local area a little. Along the way we stopped in Belturbet where we came across Emerald Star.I was immediately hooked to the idea of a cruise along the Shannon-Erne waterway or up into Lough Erne. Different boats cater for all sizes of groups and are like caravans in water with loads of space and packed with potential for a very fun holiday with a crowd of people. So it's a case of watch this space with this one! posted by charlie | 4:12 PM | Friday, July 07, 2006 Good good news. posted by charlie | 4:35 PM | Tuesday, July 04, 2006 A Powerful Pee! Scientists in Singapore have reported that they have invented a small, credit card sized battery that is activated using urine....more here. posted by charlie | 5:17 PM | Monday, July 03, 2006 The Current Craic Well the past week has been normal enough just entertaining myself before the job started today. This included...... .Two real good day hikes in the mournes over the last week with friends. and discovering a 3/4 metre rock jump into water along the way! very happy about that! .Discovering some quality public space in belfast at the stormont estate......some lovely walks and superb buildings that are really well maintained. They have this special jogging route too with exercise stations all around it eg. pull up bars, mini hurdles. If i lived closer nala would be there alot! .The annual pilgramage to Summer madness where i caught up with a pile of friends and also where i got to hear Foy Vance play live.....it was a surprise show, not on the programme so that made it all the better. .Locally i've spent a fair bit of time on the lake fishing. I've seen loads of fish jump and swirl but haven't hooked any yet. .Anyhow. the job started today. the first week of it. was pretty busy this morning trying to sort out all the camp registrations and other administrative stuff. however was nice to be doing something that wasn't just about entertaining me...that can be draining after a while. posted by charlie | 3:18 PM | |
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