The Troubles appear to have been resolved.
I took the bus from Dublin to Belfast this afternoon, just a short hop up the motorway, but coming into Northern Ireland from The Republic was a noticeable mood change. There is an easily perceptible cultureshift from south to north… like going from Dunedin to Otara.
I have spent the last few days in the company of friends and family in the Republic of Ireland… visiting family, meeting new family, and then embarking on my trip alone to the north, and then in a few days to Scotland. Today I left Dublin and the comfort of my good friend Issy’s house, into the unknown. It has been raining for days, grey skies, cold, grim. Now, for the first time in ages, I am alone and lonely. I have had a few pints of stout and have had a few conversations with stout drinking strangers, nattering about politics, weather, all of the polite topics…
So, I am hoping for a sunny day, a chance to get out and walk around.
Now that I am on the road after living in Bristol for a few months, I want to thank all of the wonderful friends, old and new, who have been part of the adventure…
In no particular order…
Gordon Brown, Jason, Skot, Ushma, Ben, Suria, Martha, Matthew, Luke Pash, Helene, Lou, all of the teaching staff, (especially Heron’s Moor, Headley Park and St. Augustine’s), Billy and Kitty Phelan, Seamus and Pat O’Connor, Anna and Annie Phelan, Kay Taylor and Andrew, Vic, Abby, and best of all, Issy, Donal, Min, Al and Eve. Mum, Dad, Jerry, Nina, Kylie, George, Yvonne, and the late, great Martin. And of course all of my wonderful friends back home. Thanks heaps for being such good friends and helping to make my time in on this trip so much fun. Arohanui.
See you all soon!
Jonny
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