10/03/2026
The first few days of our Northern Ireland trip with the girls September 2026 for the Northern Ireland Team Championships. Unique Airbnb in an old schoolhouse backing up to a church and cemetery. Market and shopping day in Belfast before dinner with the team. Thankfully driving on the left side of the road came back to me quickly. And I earned my parallel parking badge from the tough crew of backseat drivers who have never parallel parked or driven from the right hand side of the car. Competition went well. McK got some great pics. Now to get them downloaded. Had a brief startle with the Police as we had to traverse Portadown going to the show grounds in Lurgan. Thankfully, we were able to bypass the protest without incident. Rained out on the last day of competition so off to lunch with some teammates in a cute little shop in Lurgan. Then on for some retail therapy at the local tack store. The rain stopped and the sun came out for a beautiful afternoon drive up the Antrim coast from Belfast to Ballycastle. We had an early night since we were getting up really early to meet our horses for the beach ride in Ballintoy.