Thursday, April 21, 2016

Wednesday, April 20th

Today, Wednesday the 20th, we all joined up in the canteen and we were ready to depart the day

for Wicklow. Despite the detrimental blow of no wifi on the bus, we were all having a good time

just singing songs and playing games with each other. We stopped at the statue of Patrick

Kavanagh where we learned about his rural upbringing and farming background. We then read

some of his sonnets and discussed the statue. Then we were off to the mountains. After a quick

stop for food, we arrived and were taken aback by the beauty of the mountain landscape and

rivers that run through it. We even got to walk around the river and jump across using the rocks.

Unfortunately, Troy got a little wet but nothing terrible. Then, we drove to the Guinness Lake

where we took some beautiful pictures all while being a little scared of the steep edge. Next, we

drove to Glendalough. We were given a nice tour of the monastic area and the ruins that were

remaining. After that, we took a nice group walk to the lake. We spent some time skipping rocks,

hopping around the waterfall, or just relaxing in the field. We then walked back up where we all

enjoyed some delicious lunches and ice cream. Finally, we drove back to Dublin, and we were

able to see beautiful campus of University College of Dublin. We're on to our last full day in

Dublin tomorrow, and I think I speak for everybody when I say this trip has gone too quickly.







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