Summary:
Trinity Climbers trip to Glendalough, County Wicklow, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, February, 2007.
Another excellent trip, made especially pleasant by the blessing of fine weather.
Saturday: Acorn Buttress. Three routes. From right to left, Fascilis Descendus (HS 4b), Provo (VS 4c), and one other route (most likely Inferno).
Sunday: Expectancy. Two routes. An abseil route to the right us was also put to use by our group and several others passing by.

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Sometimes you see things and it feels obvious they must exist only you may not have noticed them before. Dublin has plenty of live music, more than the tourist trap music of Temple bar. The trick is knowing where too look.

After several failed attempts to meet my old friend Jonathan Tennant for a pint - he running around like a mad thing trying to sort out his show for Radió na Life - we eventually decided to meet in Mayes pub on North Fredrick Street. He mentioned there would be a session, of the musical not drinking variety, but I didn't realise it would be signing only, unaccompanied by any music.

It was different and very entertaining. Singers take turns and perform old tunes people seemed to know and original tunes, including a humourous tune one about the alcohol induced misadventures of a certain Aussie Rules football player after the compromise rules match against the Gaelic football players.
Not knowing any of the songs I remained more quiet than I have ever been before in any pub, but with some of the easier tunes I made an effort sing along at the chorus as did most people. Perfoming is welcomed and encouraged but not a requirement.

Next time you are in the mood for traditional Irish music perhaps you will check out the Góilín singers club, most Friday evenings from 9 o'clock, upstairs in Mayes pub.

In an effort not to drink copious amounts of cola I have been trying other drinks instead and yesterday I tried Fanta Greenz. The drink is lurid almost fluorescent green like as if it had been irradiated or something.
Fanta Greenz is flavoured with Apple, Lime, and (Cantaloupe) Melon all of which are green fruits hence the name. Fanta Greenz has a very sweet Melon flavour and the other flavours are fairly subtle. It is harmless enough but I with so many other drinks available it wouldn't be my top choice.

From the advertising it is difficult to tell what makes 7-Up Ice any different from any other variety of 7-Up. The packaging is all white an blue instead of the usual green, the description and ingredients do not immediately make it obvious what the difference might be. Despite the having almost no idea what it was going to taste like I decided to give it a try. I'll give most things a try at least once.
At first it tasted like any normal 7 up possibly with more lemon than usual. There was a nasty aftertaste a bit like liquorice, then I realised it was some kind of refreshing menthol. It taste like someone put toothpaste in my drink. For some reason the supposedly refreshing feeling is tingling is more like a mild unpleasant burning sensation and I do not like it at all.

I do not recommend you try it for yourself, it is horrible. Yuck!