The tall ships came....



...and the tall ships left. And while it would have been lovely to sail up Belfast Lough on one... and maybe out to some heavier seas (oooooh that would have been good), we had to settle with the "big" departure which, if you'll pardon the Belfastism, turned out to be a bit of a damp squib.



The best shots (taken to amuse myself) were through Dave's telescope... I think it makes the ships look like paintings!


.... despite living this close to the coast it was hard to see anything.




Anyway, the point of this blog is short and sweet - I'm heading west again - this time with company - lots of it! Can anyone recommend good churches in Nashville, Knoxville /Gatlinburg and Boston?!!! We'll be around these places mainly in September. Also, what d'you reckon the chances are of seeing some fall colour around the end of Sept?
Oh yes... and hippo burdy to my mum and Jennifer - how cool is it that my mother and my friend share a birthday.