Here Fishy Fishy

Aren't these dolls absolutely beautiful!!! These little guys are making the trip to the Galway Irish Fly Fair with us to find new homes and friends to keep company!!

Chris Malinchak

Every summer there are always a few songs that any time you play them will make you think of road trips, wearing flip flops and feeling the sun on your face.  For me this is one of those songs and for once in Northern Ireland all three of these things have been done, worn and felt!!! 

Galway Fly Fishing Fair

Last November I had the opportunity of going down to Galway to help out on the ticket desk at the Irish Fly Fair.  It was a great weekend getting to meet new people and experiencing something that I would have never usually seen and done.  

On day two I got thee most awful migrane that I have ever had before, I couldn't even eat my dinner because of it! I usually love BBQ flavoured foods but while we were in the restaurant the table beside us ordered wings and lordy when they came out I couldn't get to the bathroom quick enough! 

Needless to say I will be going again this November and will be sure to bring my headache tablets!!!  

Ultimate Fire Fighter

As you can see from above today was a great day!! What you can't really see because of the way I have processed the photos through VSCO CAM is that the sun was shinning and I even got a little sun burnt on my face.

There was 4 stages today which were all very gruelling and rather those guys do it than me! I am never very good at going up hill so watching them climb stairs with hoses on their backs was very tiring for me so I don't want to know what it was like for the fire fighters.

Guys from United States, Brasil, Czech Republic and our very own Norn Iron Fire and Rescue all competed and competed well side by side.  I have to see the guys from Rio were very good and you could tell they were in the zone when they got up to the starting line!

World Police and Fire Games 2013

I have been looking forward to the World Police and Fire Games coming to Belfast for what seems like a lifetime! It's hard to believe that they are now half way through and I have only been to one Ice Hockey which unfortunately was not to see my below FDNY or NYPD.  However we did get to see Las Vegas Guns and Hoses beat Reykjavik Ice Falcons!!

I have tomorrow off work and will be a part of the crowd watching the team events of the Ultimate Fire Fighter.  Needless to say I am very very excited!!

Kings Of Leon

On Wednesday 14th August I will have the joy of listening to this band and this song, hopefully, live in Boucher Road playing fields for part of the 2 day event that is Tennents Vital!

This will be my second time seeing Kings of Leon live in concert!  Thinking that this would be our only opportunity, Leanne and I travelled to London in June 2010 to watch them perform in Hyde Park.  Little did we know they would be coming to play our home city just over 3 years later!!!