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Disorientation

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Weekend from Thursday, 07-Aug-2025, through Saturday, 09-Aug-2025


When I started the MBA, we went to Orientation.

So, logically, now that the MBA is over, we should go to Disorientation, right?


I mean, I hadn’t considered the concept, but one of my classmates did, and planned a getaway, and invited everyone. And I’m definitely not someone to say no to the chance to get out of town and do some camping / escaping / enjoying the not-city.

So… Disorientation!



The plan was simple – I rented a car, we picked up a few of our friends, and we headed out toward Sligo on the Northwestern corner of the island. Our small group was aiming to arrive a day or so earlier than the rest – to set up and get oriented before we got disoriented with the whole group!

In the end, our planned group of 15+ turned into a small cadre of 7, give or take… a bit frustrating, to be sure, but it made for a really fun small-group adventure. We cooked, we walked around, and we went to a local traditional music night at a nearby pub. I lost my ring, I found my ring (after like 6 hours of searching), and much rejoicing occurred.

I even got to fly the drone a bit; both for my own enjoyment, and as a thank-you gift to the owner of the glamping spot we were staying in!

Miðjanes farm at Sunset

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Thursday, 16-May-2024



That’s what the sunset looked like from the van, sometime a little bit before I started thinking about heading to bed. Pretty, and definitely worth photographing, but… you know, nothing too crazy.

What it looked like from the air, though… that’s a different story.

Those two are the best of the rest.

And when I say that they’re the best… I am staggered by how well they turned out. The rest are amazing in their own right, but these two… these are getting printed for my new apartment in Dublin, no doubt in my mind.

Thank you, Droney!

A walk on Reynisflara Black Sand Beach

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A walk on Reynisflara Black Sand Beach

Saturday, 11-May-2024

After staying the evening at Vik, and having a lovely breakfast at the nearby “Skool beans” schoolbus / coffee shop, I noticed something. A few pillars, offshore.

A quick look at Google Maps found what I was looking at, and a quick review of the drive found it to be… surprisingly short!

Hey, what’s the point of doing a van roadtrip if I can’t just randomly see a thing and then drive to see it, right? So, unsurprisingly, I drove over to see what the fuss was about!

When I arrived, I arrived to tour busses. Just… so many tour busses. Which is fine – means I picked a popular spot to sightsee, right? Well… sort of. It was popular, no doubt, but to be frank… the beach itself wasn’t particularly exciting. I think I must have arrived around mid-tide, because there wasn’t really much to see.

I flew my drone, got a simply amazing picture of the sea stacks, and then noticed another interesting ocean formation nearby. Hmm. Maybe I’ll go visit that one next…