Here are some beautiful landscapes we traversed on the way to Malin Head. :)

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Mountain looming ahead.

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And, it is upon us. Stunner. :eek: This thing was HUGE. Pic does not do it justice.

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These roads were fantastic driving as you felt you were on a roller coaster. :p

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The green woodie really was a fast little bugger. :p

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Horse on the beach. Beautiful. :)

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We got to the top earlier than the rest. A peak at the sea from Malin Head.

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View from the other side. (More to come). ;)

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Here they come piling up the slope.

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One very happy man - Shane. :p

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We all felt exhilirated. WE DID IT!!!!!!!! :D

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Hehe. You've gotta love these guys. :p


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Then we were just in awe. Got really quiet actually, if you can believe that. :)

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That'll help me when my German's forget that I'm ENGLISH!!!!! Silly sods keep sending me e-mails in German :rolleyes:

:D
send em over here, I'll sort em out for you, I've got Bavaria in my pocket, so the rest of the sodding country should'nt be a problem.;)

Tomorrow the trip to Derry and the farewell party at the hotel. ;)

Your pictures sure do tell the story Ruthie...........:)

Shane, did you get a pic of the helicopter that flew over us so close? Mine flubbed. ;)

GREAT SHOTS AGAIN... :)

Looks like every shot you took is a winner.
Keep them coming Ruthie.

Your pictures sure do tell the story Ruthie...........:)

Thanks. That's what I was hoping to do. :)

And thanks to you too Robbert. Too bad I can't find my pics of the Burron. No idea what happened to them. I know I took some. :confused: Counting on Shane for those and some from Healey Pass. I couldn't let hold of my fearful grip on the door to get ahold of my camera. Omg. I was so scared. :o I managed to peek back at the cars following and it was pretty amazing to see the headlights zigzagging up the cliffs. ;)

Poor Martin. Must have made him so nervous. Sowwy. I'm a wuss with heights. :rolleyes:

Here are some more from Malin Head and a few on the road to Derry. :)

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My fave. If anyone knows whose Mini this is, I would like to send them this pic. :)

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On to Derry.

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Party pics. :)

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No idea what Shane is on about here. :p

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Robbert. :p

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:eek: I look bloody awful in that pic :eek:

Here's a nice one Chris. :)

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yeah thats better Ruthie :D :D :D

serious glow from the hair tho :eek:

Here's a nice one Chris. :)

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Whats Denise looking at? :p :D

a spider on the ceiling :p

but glad to see that I was reaching for more DRINK!

on closer examination it seems to be water :confused: :eek: ;)

S:yeblack:

Some pics from Saturday night. :)

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Guess I was getting a bit tipsy at this point. This is the last pic I took at the pub. :p

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A spare weekend (paintball postponement) means that I have finished the officially unofficial MtM, Once more in 2004 Video.

It is some 450meg so I won't try and host it. If you want a copy let me know (I already have Shane's order :D )

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Steve, I would love a copy. :)

Me too Steve..........I'll PM you my address...........:)

Here are some pics Sunday morning at Giant's Causeway. A small group of us got up early and decided to throw in a visit to the cliffs. It was great to walk off the hangover from Saturday night. But, when we decided to walk the path which ascended the 350 foot cliff - no railing mind you.... :eek: well, there I was facing my fear of heights again. :rolleyes: There were near 200 steps at the top going straight up. Omg. :o I was gripping Aiden's arm the whole time. Thank you for saving my life, Aiden. ;) Needless to say, I have no shots looking down. Counting on Shane for those. ;)

Steve, what is the myth about the two giants again? I just remember bits. ;)

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The volcanic rock formations at the base of the cliffs were awesome. :)

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View from the top. I couldn't get myself to walk over to the edge which was a precipice jutting out over the cliff. :eek:

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That is the last of my pictures. We bid farewell to Aiden and Denise and the rest of us took off for the hotel on the outskirts of Dublin where the others eventually met us. I understand the other group not only went to Giant's Causeway, but to the Jameson distillery (was it Jameson?), before meeting us at the hotel. The group decided to go into Dublin centre around 9 or 10 pm, but this gal was already tucked into bed with my postcards and I was very happy not to go. :) I was facing a 15 hour trip back to the US the next day and was partied out tbh. They had an excellent time at the pub, as Chris's pictures testify, and got back to the hotel at daybreak. What a bunch of diehards!!! :eek:

The fella on the left is Kieran O'Carroll, President of the Irish Mini Owners Club. The other bloke is (Willie M. ,last year it must have been 3 pints + ) Dermot Carroll from the Southern region of the IMOC.
:o Ach. I did say I'd had a drink :p Dermot, Connor.... there's not much of a difference ;)
Helluva fine bloke though :cool:

:o Ach. I did say I'd had a drink :p Dermot, Connor.... there's not much of a difference ;)
Helluva fine bloke though :cool:

Minibuzz.com is a very cool web site Willie. ;)

A spare weekend (paintball postponement) means that I have finished the officially unofficial MtM, Once more in 2004 Video.

It is some 450meg so I won't try and host it. If you want a copy let me know (I already have Shane's order :D )

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Steve, absolutely fantastic video :cool: :cool: :cool:

Mememories are just flooding back :D :D

Start was a great sight which we unfortunately missed though :(

Minibuzz.com is a very cool web site Willie. ;)
Why thank you Ruthie :o It's in need of a wee bit of an update to be honest :( I daresay I'll get around to it at some point :rolleyes:
If anyone's interested, you'll find my account of last year's MTM there along with a handful of pictures.

Why thank you Ruthie :o It's in need of a wee bit of an update to be honest :( I daresay I'll get around to it at some point :rolleyes:
If anyone's interested, you'll find my account of last year's MTM there along with a handful of pictures.

You've got some excellent pictures of MTM 2003 Willie. It was raining when you got to Malin Head, eh? We really lucked out this year with the weather. ;)

Shane, are you still jet lagged? :p

Shane, do you even exist, except in a sort of half-life of work, food and sleep?

hi ruthie :-)

I saw Shane, but he could have been a hologram...........:eek: