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- Name: Patrick
- Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
I'm an Engineer working in Tyne and Wear, having moved from Belfast 3 years ago. Before the move I had never lived away from home and have had to work alot of things out for myself. I'm a big fan of Ice Hockey, in particular my team the Belfast Giants who I travel to see all over the UK. I also have a beautiful fiancee Victoria with whom I live in Gateshead. I also publish a weekly Ice Hockey Podcast with my friend Aaron, available on iTunes called A View From The Bridge
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Between July 9th and August 20th 2004, Patrick Smyth and Claire McAllister will travel between Vancouver and Toronto on a whistle-stop tour of the Worlds 2nd biggest country.
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Canada eh?
We were met upon arrival in Winnipeg by Kelly a friend who used to live in Belfast. She was accompanied by boyfriend Adam and the brought us for food at a place called Earls.
The plan was to head straight out of Winnipeg and up to Adams cabin by Lac Du Bonnet. So I drove us up. That was fun.. I hadn't concentrated so much on driving since i passed my test. But we arrived safely and were straight in to our swimmin gear and on to the boat for a spot of messin about on the lake. Claire and I tried our hand at Knee boarding, with varied success and we tried to head up a stream with a strong current to see a waterfall.. with no success.
The night was spent in the garden after dinner, playing a game called beanbags, invented by the Kowalchuck family. A bonfire was lit and we headed in the dead of night, in the boat to a nearby beach for a spot of midnight swimming.
It was a great and really relaxing day, just what we needed.
Patrick + Claire
The plan was to head straight out of Winnipeg and up to Adams cabin by Lac Du Bonnet. So I drove us up. That was fun.. I hadn't concentrated so much on driving since i passed my test. But we arrived safely and were straight in to our swimmin gear and on to the boat for a spot of messin about on the lake. Claire and I tried our hand at Knee boarding, with varied success and we tried to head up a stream with a strong current to see a waterfall.. with no success.
The night was spent in the garden after dinner, playing a game called beanbags, invented by the Kowalchuck family. A bonfire was lit and we headed in the dead of night, in the boat to a nearby beach for a spot of midnight swimming.
It was a great and really relaxing day, just what we needed.
Patrick + Claire
