Carrauntoohil

Hello.  On friday we went to the Cork city 'water works', which is where they treat the drinking water for the entire city.  They get the water directly from the river Lee, which does not seem like the cleanest.  Thei facilities are also from the 1950's, with uncovered settlement tanks.  I am kind of baffled.  Anyways, here are a couple pictures from our afternoon field trip.

I made eggs benedict for the fellas on saturday

and it was awesome

America hat that I am giving to my new friend

Robbie who is from North Carolina

We were woken up on Sunday morning by out friend Joanne.  Here and Laura (another IFG student from Montana) had hatched a plan to climb Ireland's tallest mountain.  I had planned on doing nothing all day, so it seemed like a good alternative.  The weather was awesome, except at the top which was severely windy and cold.  There wasn't as much trail as I had expected.  We worked our way up a gully (we later learned that it is called the devil's ladder).  And then raged up the loose rock to the top.  It was an awesome hike.  We quickly enjoyed a Newcastle at the top and retreated from the cold.

There is the beast, hidden in the clouds

Beginning of the gully

Near the top of the gully, probably half way up

Rob on the saddle

Looking back down at the saddle

The top

The summit

Quick break at the top (Zach's photo)

Down the Devil's Ladder