There are many different kinds of yachts including sloops, yawls, catamarans and ketches.
Pádraig's friends send greetings!
A Cháirde
go léir, scéal deas ó na scoláirí i scoil Baile an Úaitéar, Cóbh. Tá said ag
smaoineamh orm agus ag seoladh na mílte beannachtaí chugaim agus chuig Foireann
Green Dragon. Tá said lán de ghrá don mairnéalach seo - maith sibh a Cháirde!
Dear boys
and girls and friends of the Volvo
Ocean race! I received a
lovely e-mail from my friends in Walterstown
N.S. recently. It is so nice to
be remembered especially when I'm so far from home. But it won't be long now
before I reach the port
of Galway and the grand
reunion with my school pals and teachers. They can't wait to see me again and
meet with Mrs. O'Bear too! I believe Theresa will travel to my home town of Cobh for a few days and
guess what ..... I'll be able to show her the sights. I am always telling her
about my town and now she'll be able to find out for herself . Who knows but
she might even be able to trace her family history at the Heritage Centre.
Millions left from Cobh (then called
Queenstown) during the great Famine and for many years after. I must ask
Theresa to have a photo taken with me at the Annie Moore statue.
My school
pals went to a lot of trouble to set up
a group photo and send it to me. What a lovely bunch they are and what a great
job they're doing following my epic voyage. Some of my friends even did an art and crafts display for me -
boats in bottles! What a great activity and they even set up a display around a
map of my travels. So creative , that crowd in Walterstown School!
And did you notice the Green Flag by the
notice board (dedicated to Pádraig's travels)? That flag was earned for
continuous work done to recycle, reuse
and compost the rubbish that accumulates
on a daily basis. The school saves quite a lot on refuse collection expenses
now that more and more items are recycled and reused. I have it on good
authority that the school will be raising their second Green Flag (for energy
conservation) on the 9th June and this also coincides with
celebrations to mark the school's 125 year existence. What a history!
Comhgairdeas!!
So now I
must prepare (mentally and physically) for the journey across the Atlantic
Ocean to Galway. My stopover in Boston was incredible and
I am working hard on my blog right now. Trying to gather the photos together takes time but I'm on it
...toute de suite ....díreach ..... right now!! There was never such a hard
working bear in the history of the Volvo
Ocean race.
Slán go fóil agus bígí ag taisteail liom, Pádraig