Dublin Day 3: Walking to the Waters

It’s Day 3 of my Celtic adventure and today, upon waking up and looking outside the floor to ceiling window saw something incredible: the sun! For all of us Midwesterners that have been Polar Vortex Survivors (the madness hasn’t ended, based on current temps), seeing the sun is like this magical gift of joy. It’s like having your pudding without having to eat your meat.

So I got dressed, grabbed my Sis’s camera, a bottle of water, a small energy smoothie and a protein bar and headed out. I wasn’t going to miss 45 degree weather and the sun.

It was ~ a 7 – 10 minute walk to get to the River Liffey (which in the first video I mistakenly refer to as a canal – we Americans and our lack of geography) and then parallel to the river I kept walking and taking lots and lots of photos.

And just as I thought I was getting tired and that it was time to head back, I realized something tremendous – the big water – as in the mouth of the river, was straight ahead. So despite the common sense to retreat and finally have some lunch, I didn’t stop heading East until I saw those big boats and cargo ships at the Port of Dublin.

The body of water – Dublin Bay – has the River Liffey on one side and then goes right into the Irish Sea on the opposite side.

And that’s the thing about the countries of Western Europe – most are surrounded by or have access to large bodies of water. It’s what formed communities. It’s what brought in trade. It’s also what attracted battles, attacks and wars.  Today this history of conquering is what brings great tasting food and attracts far more diverse populations than ever before.

By the time I had to turn around and head back – 2 hours after beginning this excursion, one way – I realized that my feet were tired. No, they were angry. Nearly an hour and half after that, as I wobbled home and took off my shoes, I saw that I killed a pair of socks. Yeah!

When you’re adventuring you don’t play it safe. You don’t play it comfortable. You don’t play it expected.

When you adventure, you push your limits. You see what’s possible. You walk to the waters.

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