This weekend we thought we were going on a nice fun trip around eastern cork. The six of us spent an hour to figure out what kind of outfits we would need to trek around towns we knew nothing about. So we packed up and got onto the bus and SURPRISE! this wasn't a weekend trip around eastern cork but a spiritual retreat. Our weekend turned from being a tourist to a simple relaxing weekend with the coolest monk ever. Brother Richard was the first monk I have ever met, and he completely negated the image of a meditative quirky stereotype I had in my head. He was a down to earth guy with an iphone 4 and made everyone feel at ease. We had a few "sessions" on Saturday where he brought up really interesting topics and even read people's personalities.
The place we stayed at was on the beach, so we took a nice long walk. The houses were right next to Youghal, the town we visited the first weekend here. We thought the town was right near the hotel, which it was but we went the wrong way on the beach and ended up walking 45 minutes the wrong way. Eventually we figured it out and walked the other way and made it to town after a 2 hour walk. Thankfully the beach was gorgeous so it made it worth it!
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