#190.21 - North Coast

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Portrush... like you have never seen it before

Power rangers stance

All my life I have loved the beach.So when I arrived in Ireland I was very at home. Except the beaches here were very cold. It was suggested I got a wet suit. I thought if I did get a wet suit, it would be great. Except that I don't really believe it works. As with so many of these things, I ended up being forced into it. In this case it was deep bouldering. The wet suit strangely worked. 

And this was the next time I put one on. I got into the water. The boys were as happy as. Oisín surfed and helped Ghin. It is such a wonderful thing to see the both of them helping each other. We spent time in Portrush later... walking around. Appreciating the town before it is completely engulfed by flats and developments. I used to think that Portrush was a small sleepy town - it is not. And the entire North Coast has been overtaken by surf shops and the Game of Thrones.

I can only hope that it retains its beauty. Thankfully the National Trust has gotten there first and is standing with its iron braces to prevent overdevelopment. You could never leave it to the councils to do the right thing. Sadly politicians and councils are the last people to stop the madness. That said I have just remembered the mess they made of the Giant's Causeway. Sigh. Can people not do the right thing?


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