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Nashbar has got the new aluminum series road bikes in for 2013 and they are looking lean, mean and ready to drop the competition--we're talking about the same material, technology, and components as the industry's top brands.
The Nashbar Ultegra Road Bike sports a T6-6061 custom-butted aluminum frame with a tapered 1 ½"- 1 ⅛" headtube. While carbon fiber may be the go-to choice these days for frame material, there's no reason to erase road cycling's lengthy love affair with metal as aluminum serves up an enviable combination of light weight, stiffness, durability, and ride quality at an eye-poppingly appealing price point. This frame sports super clean lines, immaculate welds, plus a nice touch in an internally-routed rear brake cable through the top tube. We pulled out all the stops with the fork as it's full carbon fiber through and through while its tapered steer tube delivers race-level steering and acceleration response.
There's a bevy of awesome components spec'd throughout this aluminum steed and nothing shines as brightly as the inclusion of Shimano Ultegra 6700 10-speed parts. They're spec'd where they count the most -- as the shifter/brake lever as well as the rear derailleur. Ultegra has benefitted greatly from the trickle-down effect of technology from Shimano's flagship Dura-Ace group and the shifting and brake modulation in the STI levers is downright exquisite. The Tiagra front derailleur does yeoman's work of moving the chain between the chainrings while the Ultegra 10-speed rear derailleur is the epitome of Mr. Reliable.
Shimano also produces remarkable wheels and the RS10s on board are a force to be reckoned with. Their 24mm-deep aluminum rims strike a balance between aerodynamics and handling while stainless steel bladed spokes, 16 front and 20 rear, will slice through the wind with glorious ease. These hoops may sound like they're more appropriate just for race day, but rest assured that they're sturdy and reliable enough to be put through the paces day-in and day-out. These wheels deserve some top notch rubber, too, and the Hutchinson Equinox 2 tires are a true all-around, all-weather performer with dual compound treads and a compliant, resilient casing.
Another component highlight is the Full Speed Ahead Gossamer compact crankset with a complementary Full Speed Ahead Mega XO bottom bracket. The compact 50/36T crankset ensures you've got gears low enough to scale the wickedest ascents around while still having enough top end to uncork a rip roaring county line sprint.
This Nashbar road bike is more than ready to get you into some Cat 4/5 racing, gran fondo riding, or to help you dominate the friendly weekend hammer-fest with your buddies. Just add pedals and enjoy the ride.
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(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Awesome Buy
By tabbytabfixiebike
from Newton, NJ
About Me Avid Cyclist
Comments about Nashbar Ultegra Road Bike:
Just got this today. Great deal for Turkey Day. Put together rather easy. Make sure you have your torque wrench handy to go over all the main bolts-duh. Stem is carbon. Upon completing the quick build, took her out for quick spin- sub 10 mile ride up a 30 minute hilly route. First thing to notice was it was quiet, way quiet. Upgrading from a single speed with a carbon fork, seat, etc this was very surprising. Next was going thru the gears, again a joy to have and the speeds quickly went up. I did not take a speedo no heart rate monitor as this was just to get a feel of the bike.BB and crank was the same size that I had on the other bike, so this was also a nice upgrade from the single speed.Items tossed aside- saddle favor for a FIzik Antares VS white and greySeat looks like a copy of a Fizik Aliante with no logo/graphicThe only con is the bar tape, it's cheap and white. This is too much for my liking, so will be adding black tape over it for more cushion and hide any dirt/grime.Top head tube and forks are aero design (bladed forks) and look nice.I did have to sticker it up to make it mine, so it's one of a kind now ;)
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Worth Every Penny and More
By Fingerlakesguy
from Lodi, NY
I can't tell you how impressed I am so far with this bike for the money. I've only ridden it about 35 miles so far, but everything works great after a few adjustments (IE seat height, location of seat on the post). I checked out my local bike shop before buying this bike, and they wanted from $1500-$2000 for a similar package of components and frame. I decided to give this bike a chance for about $800 on sale, and it's a great bike. It shifts almost imperceptibly, rides smoother than my old bike, and seems to be just as sturdy as my Cannondale that I finally had to retire after 13 years (either that or spend at least $500 to fix it..didn't make sense to me).I'm reserving judgement on the seat, it's not too bad, but as I said, I've only ridden it 35 miles.As for assembling the bike, very easy. Just put the handle bars and seat on, adjust for your body/comfort, and go. The only thing I had to "fix" was the headset, it just needed a 5 minute tightening (it was clunking). Check the internet for this and other adjustments.Also, the Nashbar video on Youtube showed that you have to connect the break cables..mine came attached already, so one less thing to deal with.All in all I'm very happy to pay less than half for what the bike shop wanted. Time will tell how it holds up, but nothing feels cheap about it, so I expect it to last a long time.
(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Best Bike for the Money
By :D
from Ny
About Me Competitive Cyclist
I got this for myself as my first road bike. I average about 300 miles a week on it and couldn't be happier. I replaced the seat immediately so can't attest to that. I had a loose headset initially because it wasn't assembled properly, my LBS fixed the issue and Nashbar covered the cost. The bike is around 17 pounds without bottles. Considering the amazing group set, this bike is a steal. Good vibration absorption, strong wheels that can handle wheelies and bunny hops. The brake pads could be better.
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Great bike for the price
By Bob
from Middle of nowhere, SC
I bought this bike to ride and use for regular rides as well as triathalons. Ive only ridden it for 300 miles within the past week, but it works really well. The shifters are smooth and the bike handles well when on my clip-on aero bars. The brakes could be a little better, but for the amount I spent on this bike, I couldnt ask for more. I bought it during one of the 20% off and free shipping sales. So for under $800 this is a great bike so far.
Great, well equipped Bike.
By BikeMan49
from Foley, AL
I ride 3-4 times per wk.40-50 mi.total, and find this bike to be all I could want! It has a compliant, responsive frame and the ultegra group is great as usual. With the carbon fork you will get a comfortable ride. I replaced an older high end Trek, and find this bike a better handling more responsive ride. One of the more important reasons I got this bike is, major brands do not pair aluminum frame with Ultegra shifting group!
Very good buy
By Mike
from DFW, Texas
I average about two rides per week right now, but try to get in 50-100 miles per week. I have ridden this bike about 80 miles so far. It was exceptionally smooth in the ride and shifting. I bought it as a backup bike while my carbon bike is being repaired, because I cracked the carbon top tube. It weights-in at approximately 22lbs with all my stuff on it, ie; tail light, seat bag and cell phone holder. I can tell the higher weight difference when climbing, but I was pleasantly surprised with how fast it was going downhill. The finish is very good, the handlebar tape is cheap and I replaced it, the seat is not as uncomfortable for me as others have mentioned, the tires are useless and I replaced them with Vitorria Rubino tires and they ride well and the wheels are a little over 4 lbs., but appear to ride okay. They were out of true when I got them, so I had them tweeked at the LBS. The brakes are okay if you respect their stopping nature. With the Ultegra rear derailleur and shifters and Tiagra front derailleur, you really cannot go wrong for the price. By changing-out the handlebar tape and the tires, the bike is quite nice. I did have to tune the derailleurs, but I did it myself and the shifting is exceptionally quite. I can hardly hear the chain.
(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Great Bike; Super Value
By AK
from Boston
About Me Casual/ Recreational
Another dad purchasing for his son. Lucky kids! This bike has everything I wanted for him (including compact crankset, while the 105-equipped bike has a triple) and priced far lower than name brands. Like other Nasbar bikes, this arrived quickly in fine shape, and was simple to set up. A visit to LBS got my son his first shoes/pedals and a thorough fitting, including swapping out the stem for something shorter. During a brief test drive (it's still cold here in Boston!) I loved the ride, even compared to my carbon frame. Handling is terrific, ride is supple and solid. I recommend replacing the tires with 25s once they wear out. This bike is another Nashbar winner!
This bike rocks
By Money for nothing
from Colorado
Bought this bike for my son. Before giving it to him, had to take it out for a test ride. 75 miles later and two 2000 foot climbs, this bike rocks. Handles extremely well almost as good as my Cervelo. Fast and light. Lightweight. Easy to assemble. Did replace the brakes Ultegra breaks.Also replaced the saddle with a Sella Italia gel flowOther than that this bike is well-equipped.
(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Solid Value
By DPP
from Arlington, VA
I really enjoyed my first ride over the weekend.Al frame, with carbon forks provided a smooth, comfortable ride. FSA stem is 100m and that's a little long for my torso, so I'm planning on swapping in a 60mm. Recommend you get the rear derailleur adjusted at a LBS prior to riding so you don't throw your chain like I did. (My fault, not the bikes.) All in all, I would buy it again.
Great bike for a great price
By Kart Racer
from South Florida
Great bike for the price, an equal bike would cost hundreds more if tagged with a brand name
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Allentown is skating closer to having a professional hockey team to call its own.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms officially broke ground on the arena complex at a ceremonial event held yesterday at the intersection of Seventh and Linden streets in the city.
Team owners Rob and Jim Brooks were on hand to kick off what they said is a more than 30-year investment in the future of the city.
With a catch phrase of "the excitement is building," they celebrated the ceremonial start of construction that is expected to run through the summer of 2014.
"Obviously some of the construction has already started," noted Mayor Ed Pawlowski. "All of the buildings have been demolished and there is a big hole there."
Now, however, the serious work of constructing actual buildings will begin.
Pawlowski called it a good day to be mayor of Allentown.
"There were times over the course of this project where it was hard to see through the fog," he said. But, he added that now that the project is moving forward it has proved to be a catalyst for growth.
Pawlowski noted that Lehigh Valley Health Network, Service Electric and Air Products have all committed to being part of the development at the arena site known as One City Center.
"This marks the rebirth of the city," he said.
Brooks was quick to note that the complex itself was more than "just about hockey." He said that the arena will host 144 nights of entertainment per year and will likely be open for events before the September 2014 start of the hockey season.
The Phantoms are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. They are expected to begin playing at the arena in the 2014-'15 season.

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Traffic backs up in the northbound lanes of Interstate 37 Sunday afternoon as residents evacuated Corpus Christi before Hurricane Bret hit.
Police vehicles form a barricade on the JFK Causeway Sunday to prevent people from heading to Padre Island during the hurricane.
FEMA representatives Bette Sieverts (left) and Gloria Wolcott (sitting behind table) assist Joel Garcia and his wife, Delia, who are from Driscoll. Their children Joann (right) and Destiny, 2, wait while their parents seek aid because of Hurricane Bret.
These illegal aliens were caught in the eye of the storm sneaking into the U.S. they recalled to reporter how it was. Victor Arrendondo, age 18,left; and Eleno Guerrero, right, 45 years old; explain how bad it was
Kingsville resident Robert Nieto saws away some of the tree limbs that fell into his front yard. Nieto came home during his lunch hour to get a head start on cleaning up after Hurricane Bret. Nieto has been without power or phone since Monday afternoon.
Tye Sullivan removes the boards from his windows of his home at the corner of Gregory and Meadowbrook. He said he waited for 3 hours to get the boards at Home Depot at 5:30 A.M. on Sunday morning.
As ominous dark storm clouds loom in the near distance, a sailboat sits in a cutout ditch in the median along Ocean Drive. About 10 sailboats were placed in shallow ditches in hopes no hurricane damage would come to them.
(At left and above) The eye of Hurricane Bret first slammed into South Texas 50 miles south of the Padre Island National Seashore's beach driving entrance. The new channel is so deep it makes driving impossible and is only accessible at the 40-mile marker.
Jazmin Wootres, 1, sleeps in the arms of her grandmother, Ruthie Clatter, head supervisor of the Flour Bluff Independent School District's custodial department, as her family prepared for the storm Sunday at a custodial warehouse on Waldron Road.
Keith Beal (left foreground) and Julian Chambliss (right), Salvation Army volunteers inside a mobile canteen, package food items to distribute in Premont.
LOCAL-Refugees from Hurricane Bret line the halls of PSJA North high school in Edinburg, TX. More than 1340 people were staying at the school for shelter from Bret Sunday morning. 8-22-99 David Adame
Hhwy 77 flooded in Driscoll - traffic delayed 45min-1hr.
In Falfurrias, hundreds of trees were uprooted and limbs blown down by winds that were associated with Hurricane Bret. Falfurrias received more damage than anywhere else in the Coastal Bend.
Bernardo Garcia and his wife Angelica sit in front of an industrial fan as they try to keep cool in the Falfurias High School gym. Behind the couple is their grandson Javier Garcia, 3. The gym became the Salvation Armies shelter for residents who became stranded due to flooding from the recent heavy rains and hurricane.
Hurricane Bret- Nueces County Park Department employees Pablo Gonzales (left) and Ken Butts (right) remove the trash cans off Bob Hall Pier Sunday morning while preparing for the onslaught of Hurricane Bret. (photo by michelle christenson 8/22/99)
Edna Esparza (left), of the Texas Department of Human Services Insdustrial and Family Grants, and FEMA reservists await people who are seeking help from Hurricane Bret at the disaster center in Driscoll.
Volunteers try to push this rv out of the mud on the 200 block of Mann near the corner of the 900 block of Shoreline. Oliver Wolst and his wife Anna are on their honeymoon, she is driving the rv. They parked in the field last night and were stuck there in the mud. They are on a cross country trip from New York the Los Angeles. A 4x4 truck is on the other end of the towing cable driven by Kevin Ellis of Houston.
Hot and tired and hungry, little Daniella Menchaca, age 7; with her mom, Delma Menchaca, at left; and grandma, Becky Zamora, at right, wait in line for Salvation Army canteen truck to open up for business and receive food.
Ships, shrimp boats and other types of watercraft seek shelter from the storm in the inner harbor under the Harbor Bridge Sunday afternoon.
Joe Lopez is stuck in his stalled truck on the service drive of of South Padre Island Drive at the Carroll exit. He had already called for help.
A roof was blown over at a service station in Falfurrias during the storm. The town experienced a loss of electricity and water.
Hurricane Bret- Mitchell Chaney of Brownsville grabs some of the remaining 1/4" plywood off the shelf at Home Depot on SPID Saturday afternoon. Chaney was headed back home and decided to stock up on what he could in Corpus Christi. According to Assistant Store Manager Jimmy Freeman more shipments of plywood are on the way.
Oliver Wolst of Germany tries to get his rv out of the mud on the 200 block of Mann near the corner of the 900 block of Shoreline. He and his wife Anna are on their honeymoon. They parked in the field last night and were stuck there in the mud. They are on a cross country trip from New York the Los Angeles. Several others helped. A 4x4 truck is on the other end of the towing cable driven by Kevin Ellis of Houston.
At Naval Station Ingleside a pusher boat gently moves the Falcon(far right), and the Robin (center) up against the Falcon (left) to secure them to the dock and to each other in preparation for the possibility of severe weather from Hurricane Bret. More of the coastal mine hunters will be moved alonside each other during the afternoon.
Wind from Hurricane Bret caused damage to roofs and fences similar to what occurred at the Seashore Learning Center on Padre Island. The Better Business Bureau recommends that people needing repairs hire local contractors, compare prices and talk to insurance claims adjusters.
Cars on I-37 northbound, leaving Corpus Christi before the hurricane hits
Refugees from Hurricane Bret line the halls of PSJA North High School in Edinburg. More than 1,340 people were staying at the school for shelter from Bret Sunday morning.
Josh Weaver, 11, listens to his radio at a hurricane shelter at King High School. The shelter was for city of Corpus Christi and Corpus Christi Independent School district employees and their families.
Celeste Gutierrez, one of the program directors at the Corpus Christi State School, signs a thank-you banner Thursday morning that will be given to the San Antonio State School and State Hospital. 380 residents at the school and 185 staff members evacuated to San Antonio last Sunday morning to avoid Hurricane Bret. They had to use 18 buses and 30 vans to transport the people and three 18-wheelers to move medical supplies, mattresses and wheelchairs. This is the fourth time the school has had to evacuate....Celia, Allen, Gilbert and Bret (photo by michelle christenson 8/26/99)
About 58 percent of Nueces County's 105,000 acres of cotton fields were harvested before Hurricane Bret, but officials estimate the thousands of acres soaked by rain will cost farmers $18.5 million. King Ranch reported 19,000 unhar, vested acres were flooded.
A lifeguard stand at Padre Balli Park on Padre Island with Bob Hall Pier in the background. The roof of the park offices sustained minor damage with some interior water damage.
Hurricane Bret- Tim Gooden (right) sprints across the parking lot at the Diamond Shamrock on Waldron Road as motorists line up to buy gas Sunday morning. (photo by michelle christenson 8/22/99)
Ray Nelson (up the ladder) helps his friend Arlan Andrews board up the windows on his Padre Island home.
The Queen Isabella Causeway is bumper to bumper traffic as tourists and residents leave South Padre Island, Texas, as Hurricane Bret moves towards the area, Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999. Hurricane Bret could make landfall near Brownsville sometime Sunday, according to forecasters. No evacuations have been ordered, but many storm-wary tourists are going home. (AP Photo/The Valley Morning Star, Ric Vasquez)
Children whose parents fled from Hurricane Bret line up in the cafeteria of PSJA North High School in Edinburg for breakfast cereal Sunday morning.
Toni (left) and Beto Ortiz (center) pay Home Depot cashier Veronica Cruz for the plywood they are going to use to cover their windows.
Angela Gonzalez, 15, helps her dad, Ruben Gonzalez, clean up their home in Falfurrias.
Road signs blew over where Interstate 37 and U.S. 77 split off just north of the Nueces River Bridge as a result of high winds generated by Hurricane Bret.
Eddy Pokluda of Recovery Solutions on Tuesday uses a machine designed to check the moisture content on books that rain damaged in the Port Aransas High School library. All the books in the library must be removed in order to clean up water damage.
LOCAL-George Sparks, of Houston, throws out his cast net to catch some mullet Wednesday afternoon in the new channel cut by Hurricane Bret at about the 45 mile mark on the Padre Island National Seashore. Sparks was planning to camp out near Port Mansfield and was surprised to find his path cut short by the channel. 8-25-99 David Adame
With the first wave of dark clouds from Hurricane Bret hovering close overhead, John Horneung fastens down his sailboat which was placed in a cutout ditch on the median along Ocean Blvd.
In Falfurias there is no electricity. Many live wires are strewn along roads and streets. Efrain Rodriguez, Left; and Miguel guajardo; expert tree people help pull wires from trees.
A small team of workers was taking about 45 minutes to move each boat and return them to the sea. (lt) Jesse Willars directs Jimmy Sanchez of Sanchez Marine Services on to Shoreline drive to return the boat to the water. With a small team of city workers it was taking about 45 minutes to move each boat and return them to the sea. Mr. Sanchez said he has been moving boats since 1961.
Rain water from Hurricane Bret came into Port Aransas High School through a hole in the roof. About 3 to 4 inches of water covered the school's first floor.
Children wait as Hernandez family members work on their vehicle along the shoulder of Interstate 37 about 60 miles south of San Antonio Sunday afternoon. The family was able to temporarily fix the car and reach San Antonio.
Staff Sgt. Carlos Tamez helped bring relief to Premont by unloading supplies for the hurricane-stricken town. As of Tuesday, volunteers had handed out 10,642 sodas or bottles of water, the Salvation Army said.
Four men brave the oncoming weather to check out the swells at the pier at Cole Park Saturday afternoon.
IH-37 signs tumbled over due to storm.
Abigail Arispe cleans hallways and offices and school rooms at Port Aransas high school after rain water damaged much of the school.
LOCAL-Chad Lindig, left, and Jessica Shaw, right, both of San Antonio, survey the new channel dug by Hurricane Bret at the 45 mile point on the Padre Island National Seashore Wednesday afternoon. 8-25-99 David Adame
The roof was torn off the El Cid Motel in Falfurrias, one of the hardest hit areas in the hurricane.
NEWS A BARGE WENT AGROUND BETWEEN BAKER MARINE AND ARANSAS PASS DURING BRET. TULEY 8-23-99 Camera: DCS620C Serial #: K620C-00722 Width: 1728 Height: 1152 Date: 8/23/99 Time: 16:17:14 DCS6XX Image FW Ver: 2.0.3 TIFF Image Look: Product Counter: [11435] Shutter: 1/1000 Aperture: f-- ISO Speed: 400 Max Aperture: f2.8 Min Aperture: f22 Focal Length: 80 Exposure Mode: Manual (M) Meter Mode: Center Weighted Drive Mode: Continuous High (CH) Focus Mode: Continuous (AF-C) Focus Point: Center Flash Mode: Normal Sync Compensation: +0.0 Flash Compensation: +0.0 Self Timer Time: 10s White balance: Preset (Daylight) Time: 16:17:14.263
Salvation Army volunteer Rose Munoz helps to distribute food to people who were displaced by the storm at the Falfurrias High School gym.
P-school1-25...metro desk...Joe Thedford, Ph.D. and interim superintendent of Port Aransas school district, shows the water line marks left from the inundation of rainwater from hurricane Brett. Rainwater came in through the roof and seeped to first floor several inches high all over the school, George Gongora 8-24-99
Higinio Garcia directs traffic near Texan Trail as crews work to clear brush strewn by Hurricane Bret's powerful winds.
Deckhand Ethen Swisher directs cars onto one of the last two ferries to leave Port Aransas Sunday as Hurricane Bret approached. Transportation department officials shut down ferry service at 11:30 a.m. and began piloting the ferries to the Corpus Christi harbor, where seas would be more calm.
At 3 p.m. Sunday, cars were bumper-to-bumper heading north along I-37 in an attempt to escape the onslaught of Hurricane Bret.
Port Aransas boys basketball equipment lies drying along hallway after rain from Brett damaged the school. Richard Alexander of American Bldg Maintenance brought in a crew to clean the school and walks by the drying gear.
In Premont Wednesday, about 60 residents received sandwiches, fruit and water from the Salvation Army canteen.
Port Isabel resident Carlos Martinez feeds his five-month old grandson Oscar Alarcon at a shelter in Edinburg Sunday morning.
Jenna Purdy, 12, strokes a dove that her mom found in the backyard of their home at the corner of Meadowbrook and Berkshire. Photo/David Pellerin
Bottled water at this H-E-B Food Store was a hot commodity as residents stocked up on essentials Saturday in preparation for Hurricane Bret. Photo by John Kennedy-8/21/99
Hurricane Bret- Alma Studer (left) discusses the menu with foreign exchange student Natchanan Poy Sakjirapapong,17, (right) at Floyd's in Flour Bluff. Sakjirapapong arrived in Corpus Christi one-week ago and is a senior at King High School. Did I mention Floyd's never closes....according to owner Paul Dadurian "We never close" "Somebody's got to help the public" "I probably have more faith than the average person"
Thad Swann and Jeana Haynes fight the intense wind and high water to get to the boat "Mesa" on the L-head. Photo/David Pellerin 8/23/99
In the wake of the destruction left by Hurricane Bret, questions are again being raised about the Red Cross and city policy of not opening shelters for the public until after the storm has passed.
Workers at the Coastal Refineries Quintana Plant carry sandbags to prevent flooding around a control room Sunday night. The plant reported no major storm-related problems.
Joe Elizondo with empty area where wood was stacked almost to the ceiling - Greenwood Door Co.
Shannon Rhea, the daughter of Coastal Maverick's area sales manager, (left) and Coastal Maverick employee Monica Rivera (right) board up the front door of the store on Park Road 22 early Sunday morning. According to Area Sales Manager Darlene Rhea, this is the first time the store has closed since Hurricane Celia
The surf rises on North Beach at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday as rain obscures the U.S.S. Lexington a few hours after Hurricane Bret made landfall south of Corpus Christi.
HURRICANE BRET---Oley Castro checks out the damage from Hurricane Bret at 1002 1/2 18th Street. His neighbors tree fell on his minivan and car on his property. The windshield and roof are crushed on his minivan. Photo/David Pellerin 8/23/99
HURRICANE BRET---Jenna Purdy, 12, strokes a dove that her mom found in the backyard of their home at the corner of Meadowbrook and Berkshire. Photo/David Pellerin 8/23/99
Luis Martinez - at the mailbox of his home on Cibplo Creek in Falfurias where water is expected to rise during the night. lives at 330 W. 16th st - 33 yrs old.
Cars head north on I-37 out of Corpus Christi Saturday morning as they seek safer shelter as Hurricane Bret comes closer to shore.
Sightseers brave winds to look at Bret along Ocean Drive in Corpus Christi. High winds were picking up the surf and one sightseer's hair went up.
As a line of cars whizzes by heading north on I-37 out of Corpus Christi, this family on the nearly deserted southbound lanes had car trouble.
At a Brownsville Builders Square, a message on Orlando Vasquez's pickup reflects the sentiment of many of the city's residents. Vasquez and his brother, Raul, were shopping for plywood.
A worker for Central Power and Light repairs the traffic lights at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and FM 665 in Driscoll Tuesday. CPL President Gonzalo Sandoval said the cost of Bret is likely to be in the millions.
Hurricane Bret- Motorist leave Padre Island traveling east on the causeway. A A mandatory evacuation of Padre Island on Sunday forced residents across the JFK Causeway,which eventually was closed.
Arturo Ordunez (left) and Joseph Walker try to secure the Wolfson Furniture business sign that was bent out of shape by the heavy winds Sunday.
he long line of cars carrying some of those who evacuated the city because of Hurricane Bret heads south along I-37 at 10:45 a.m.
3 brothers riding their bikes in high water on Aswan, at the intersection with McArdle. This was about 9:30 this morning. They are Caleb Alva (11), on the left-in the striped shirt, Conrad Alva (16-years-old TODAY-his birthday), in the middle-blue shirt, and Gabriel Alva (14), on the right-green shirt.
Sallie Scott of the Animal Defense League in San Antonio looks at Popeye, a 3-foot iguana who spent the night at the shelter there.
CALLER-TIMES FILE Vehicles were bumper-to-bumper heading north along Interstate 37 in an attempt to escape the onslaught of Hurricane Bret. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 in Kenedy County on Aug. 23, 1999.
CALLER-TIMES FILE Roommates Kathy Hernandez (left) and Debbie Roberts wade through the rainwater after Hurricane Bret left in their front yard in Port Aransas. After evacuating, Hernandez and Roberts returned the next day and found no major damage to their second-story home.
CALLER-TIMES FILE Thad Swann and Jeana Hayes fight the intense wind to get to their boat, Mesa, on the Coopers Alley L-Head in the Corpus Christi Downtown Marina before Hurricane Bret made landfall on Aug. 23, 1999.
CALLER-TIMES FILE Joe Lopez's truck stalled before the onslaught of Hurricane Bret on Aug. 23, 1999 at Carroll Lane and South Padre Island Drive, forcing him to call for help.


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Guide to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of conditions from A to Z.
Joints are the areas where two or more bones meet. Most joints are mobile, allowing the bones to move. Joints consist of the following:
Cartilage. A type of tissue that covers the surface of a bone at a joint. Cartilage helps reduce the friction of movement within a joint.
Synovial membrane. A tissue called the synovial membrane lines the joint and seals it into a joint capsule. The synovial membrane secretes synovial fluid (a clear, sticky fluid) around the joint to lubricate it.
Ligaments. Strong ligaments (tough, elastic bands of connective tissue) surround the joint to give support and limit the joint's movement.
Tendons. Tendons (another type of tough connective tissue) on each side of a joint attach to muscles that control movement of the joint.
Bursas. Fluid-filled sacs, called bursas, between bones, ligaments, or other adjacent structures help cushion the friction in a joint.
Synovial fluid. A clear, sticky fluid secreted by the synovial membrane.
Femur. This is the thighbone.
Tibia. This is the shin bone.
Patella. This is the kneecap.
Meniscus. This is a curved part of cartilage in the knees and other joints.
There are many types of joints, including joints that do not move in adults, such as the suture joints in the skull. Joints that do not move are called fixed. Other joints may move a little, such as the vertebrae. Examples of mobile joints include the following:
Ball-and-socket joints. Ball-and-socket joints, such as the shoulder and hip joints, allow backward, forward, sideways, and rotating movements.
Hinge joints. Hinge joints, such as in the fingers, knees, elbows, and toes, allow only bending and straightening movements.
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CHICAGO – Safer Families Coalition today launched a new television ad that slams Illinois Republicans for supporting an ill-conceived bill to permit 250,000 illegal immigrants to receive state-issued driver's licenses.
The spot, entitled "Remember the Willis Children," recalls the horrific Willis-Guzman van crash on Interstate 94 and the deaths of the six Willis children in a fiery explosion that was caused by an illegally licensed commercial truck driver named Ricardo Guzman. More than 80 connected Illinois officials were eventually implicated in the scandal and former Gov. George Ryan is still serving a six-year prison term for racketing, tax evasion, conspiracy, and fraud.
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"Illinois has a sordid history when it comes to issuing driver's licenses and this reckless bill to issue driver's licenses to 250,000 illegal immigrants is just another scheme by Illinois politicians who are more concerned about votes than the safety of our families on the streets," says William Kelly of Safer Families Coalition.
Illinois Republican leaders who are supporting the effort include State Sen. Bill Brady, Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, and former Gov. Jim Edgar among others.
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Many New Berlin School District employees will receive a one-time payment outside of the collective bargaining process, the New Berlin School Board decided Monday.
The board approved a 1.64 percent increase for the 2011-12 school year and a 1.86 percent increase for the current 2012-13 school year. Those who will receive the payment are current teachers, specialists, librarians, psychologists, counselors, therapists and special education paraprofessionals who worked for the district before this year. Payments are expected to be made early in 2013.
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Badgers use big second half to beat Arkansas
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Tailback Montee Ball scored once to set the Football Bowl Subdivision record for all-time touchdowns with 79, but the UW players and coaches failed to achieve either of the more important goals in front of a crowd of 93,505 Saturday at Beaver Stadium. »Read Full Article(430)
Flawed Milwaukee crime numbers festered for years
Police Chief Edward Flynn swept into Milwaukee almost five years ago, promising to modernize the department with a data-driven approach, using timely information to analyze crime trends and deploy officers to hot spots.
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"Yes I will," said Jennings, who met reporters while seated at his locker with an ice bag wrapped around his foot.
Chicago held an 89-85 lead when Jennings says he came off a pick and rolled his ankle as he was turning to go to the basket. He immediately fell to the floor in obvious pain along the left baseline. »Read Full Blog Post(56)
Milwaukee cop fatally shoots armed robbery suspect
Milwaukee police shot and killed an armed robbery suspect Saturday afternoon on the south side.
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The victim said that this time the other man brought a gun and robbed him during the transaction. »Read Full Article
Packers send bills for playoff tickets
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Green Bay hasn't clinched a playoff spot yet but the team has already mailed bills for playoff tickets to season ticketholders. As usual, the team is billing season-ticketholders for possible divisional playoff and NFC championship home games.
If any games aren't at home, the team will issue refunds. »Read Full Article(1)
Man injured in Walworth County plane crash
A 79-year-old East Troy man was hospitalized Saturday after the single-engine plane he designed and built flipped over as he tried to land on a private airstrip near his home.
Police and neighbors helped remove Ronald G. Scott from the upside-down plane after one of the two landing wheels evidently broke upon landing at 3:24 p.m., which caused the plane to drag on one side and then turn over, said Captain Scott McClory of the Walworth County Sheriff's Office.
Scott was conscious when he emerged from the aircraft and was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital with apparent head injuries. The injuries do not appear life-threatening, McClory said. »Read Full Article(2)
UW-Stevens Point considers dorm alcohol ban
Stevens Point - One year after a student drowned in a river after a night of drinking, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is considering banning alcohol consumption in the dorms, even for students of legal drinking age.
A Stevens Point Journal report says the school currently requires incoming freshmen to complete an online alcohol-education program. Students caught with a drinking offense are also required to attend a class to educate them on how alcohol can affect their health and study habits.
Vice Chancellor Al Thompson says barring all alcohol from residence halls is another option. Others include levying fines and hosting additional alcohol-related classes.
Stevens Point police Chief Kevin Ruder said it might make sense to expel repeat offenders. But Thompson says the school will judge individual students on a case-by-case basis. (2)
La Crosse's young mayor won't seek re-election
La Crosse - Matt Harter became La Crosse's youngest mayor three years ago when he was elected at age 24. Now he says one term might be enough.
Harter says supporters have urged him to seek a second term next year, but he decided not to. He says he needs to experience "a normal job" in the private sector before deciding whether he wants to carve out a long-term career in politics.
He said Friday he thinks the community is better off having someone else as mayor for the next four years.
A La Crosse Tribune report says Harter ran as a conservative who pledged to hold the line on taxes, and did so. But his decision-making style sometimes clashed with the council, which overrode 22 of his 28 vetoes. (1)
Right to Life aims for further abortion regulations
Madison - The state's largest anti-abortion group sees opportunities to place further regulations on abortion, including requiring women seeking the procedure to view an ultrasound of her fetus.
Wisconsin Right to Life is also proposing banning abortions that would cause pain to the fetus, barring abortions that are sought based on the sex of the fetus and prohibiting the ability of state employees to use their state health care plans to access abortions.
"I support all those measures and would gladly be a lead or co-sponsor on any of them," said Rep. Joel Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc). "Any measure to protect life is of the utmost highest priority." »Read Full Article(490)
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Hello and welcome to our live gameday blog between Wisconsin and Penn State.
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After the game, stick around the blog for a post-game chat. (32)
Larry Hagman, oilman J.R. Ewing of 'Dallas,' dead at 81
J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings on television's long-running and hugely successful nighttime soap, "Dallas."
Although he first gained fame as nice guy Major Tony Nelson on the fluffy 1965-70 NBC comedy "I Dream of Jeannie," Hagman earned his greatest stardom with J.R. The CBS serial drama about the Ewing family and those in their orbit aired from April 1978 to May 1991, and broke viewing records with its "Who shot J.R.?" 1980 cliffhanger that left unclear if Hagman's character was dead. »Read Full Article(16)
MSO shows there's a place for orchestra in 'West Side Story'
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra took a timeless film and turned it into an in-the-moment musical event Friday evening.
The film in question is the 1961 "West Side Story," directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and adapted from the 1957 Broadway show by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (book by Arthur Laurents). Both are based on "Romeo and Juliet."
A special edition was prepared for last year's 50th anniversary of the film's release, in which the orchestral sounds were removed from the film, to be performed by live orchestra in concert halls. »Read Full Article
'Collected Stories' collaboration an uneven read
Neatly arranged nesting dolls - appearing on an upstage table in a Greenwich Village apartment - tell us a lot about the theme and structure of Donald Margulies' "Collected Stories." Under C. Michael Wright's direction, the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Madison's Forward Theater Company opened a collaborative production of Margulies' play Friday night.
Author Ruth Steiner (Sarah Day) has lived in that apartment for more than 30 years. Star-struck Lisa Morrison (Laura Frye), the young writer who bursts into Ruth's life in the first scene, is Ruth's latest protégée - another nesting doll aspiring to replicate, on a smaller scale, her master's form.
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Sample lyrics from Capitol protest songbook
A group of about 50 Wisconsin demonstrators has been singing protest songs inside the Madison Capitol every day at noon for almost two years. Their target is Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who pushed a law stripping public employees of certain labor rights. The demonstrators have a songbook of 44 songs, many of them traditional songs that have had the lyrics changed to target Walker.
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"We Shall Overcome" - "We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome some day. . . . Oh, deep in my heart I do believe Walker won't be governor some day." »Read Full Article(36)
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Small fire at Wauwatosa restaurant
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Investigators believe speed and alcohol were factors in a car crash early Saturday that killed two men on Milwaukee's northwest side.
The one-car crash happed about 12:47 a.m. at the intersection of N. 53rd St. and W. Silver Spring Drive, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. The rollover crash killed a 49-year-old man and another man whom police did not identify. Police also didn't release other details about how the crash might have occurred.
1 killed, 1 injured in separate shootings in Milwaukee
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager on Milwaukee's south side and a separate shooting that injured a man on the city's north side overnight.
Both victims were shot while sitting in vehicles, police said.
The deadly shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. near the intersection of S. 32nd and W. Mitchell streets, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. Police say a 17-year-old was killed by gunshot wounds.
The second shooting happened in the 1500 block of N. 7th St., police said. In that incident, a 26-year-old man was shot in the leg.
Cold remains, but winds die down
The high winds that shoppers experienced on Black Friday in Milwaukee are expected to die down Saturday, but the weather will remain cold, says WTMJ-TV's Jesse Ritka.
The high Saturday is expected to reach just 33, with temperatures warming into the low 40s Sunday. A warm front is expected to come through late in the day, and it might bring flurries in the south and snow showers north, Ritka says.
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Remembering Mother
This is not a full-life reflection. I've simply gathered photos taken over the last 15 to 20 years of her life that capture one of her expressions. There are many missing. She is more self-conscious than she was away from a camera. She had a look that could stop me cold at 50 feet. I never thought to capture that one. Today, with cell phones and cameras everywhere, I might be able to. I'm feeling a look just thinking about it. I don't have any of her trying to tell a story and laughing too hard to complete it. Nor of her concentrating intently, be it on a bridge hand, a baseball game, or a book. These are not the mother I knew as a child, nor the woman she was before she had children, nor the wife or daughter. But this is the woman I knew and loved as an adult. This is the mother I miss.
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me too Sis, even though the kids remember Granny, they never got to know her on a grown up level. I know she would have been so in awe of all four grandchildren, their accomplishments, the way they have faced challenges, the people they have chosen to share their lives, their laughter and senses of humor (much of which seems to stem directly from her!)ReplyDelete
I also like to celebrate the day of her birth, but the day of her death has so much more meaning for me -- a great great loss indeed. While we all have gone on and found much joy, at least in my mind, it's always tempered by the fact that she's not here to share it with us. Her million dollar smile, not careful and closed, but wide open and exuberant is my favorite memoryReplies
It was a million dollar smile.Delete
Susan, your mom was quite stylish, both with hair and clothes, and was photogenic. I know it's a sad day for you, so thanks for sharing these photos. I'll be thinking of you today.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Barb! It makes me happy to think of her - and certainly to see the pictures. I just would rather have been able to speak with her. Such is life.Delete
Lovely photos and a great tribute, your heart felt words. Well done Susan!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, my friend.Delete
A beautiful tribute to your mom. I am your 'sister' in heart today and send warm thoughts your way.
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You're so kind, Jennifer! I know you understand. It is a comfort.Delete
Sigh. She does look like she enjoyed life. It's wonderful that you had the chance to know her - adult to adult. My mother had a look like that and I would have been scared to try and get a photo of it!ReplyDeleteReplies
She did, at least most days. I am often reminded of Mother when you write about your mother.Delete
What a wonderful photo montage and tribute to your mom, Susan! Such a three-dimensional aura brought about by those few words. Though sharing on anniversary dates can be challenging, thank you for doing so today.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Jacqi! I wanted a multifaceted image.Delete
The photo montage is beautiful. Hard to believe some are of the same woman, such a variety of expressions and poses. A woman with a zest for life! You are lucky to have these memories.ReplyDeleteReplies
How kind you are, Mariann. Thank you. She was a complex person, and so very dear to me. I am lucky to have known her.Delete
A really vibrant personality certainly shines through in this montage - as my family would have said: She must have been a pistol! Thank you for sharing her with us.ReplyDeleteReplies
A pistol. Love that expression, Greta!Delete
Photos of someone enjoying life are the best tribute. Hope you day was filled with more happy memories than sad thoughts.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Linda. It was.Delete
What a wonderful collection of photos and expressions, Susan. It's easy to see that your mother was a very special lady. Hope your memories of her bring you comfort today and every day.ReplyDeleteReplies
They do, Shelley. And she was. Thank you.Delete
Love the collage, Susan. Your mom's smile was infectious...ReplyDelete
I'm grinning as I sit here and look.
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Grinning back, Dee! Thanks.Delete
Beautiful collage. I'm sure it wasn't easy to do. She was lovely lady, and your post is a wonderful tribute. I've always loved the quote, "To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die." I think that's the most we can wish for...ReplyDelete
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The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office arrested a City of Hanahan firefighter and paramedic Wednesday and charged him with criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to a statement released by BCSO Wednesday afternoon. Justin Shayne Rider, 30, of 234 Miami Street, Ladson, was arrested following an investigation into an allegation made Sunday concerning a 14 year-old-minor female. Rider is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor, second degree. He is set to go before a bond court judge Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center in Moncks Corner.
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Vt. senators push for Saturday mailStaff Report | February 13,2013Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., were part of a group of U.S. senators to introduce a bill Wednesday to preserve Saturday mail delivery.
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A collaborative effort and collective vision among community partners has become a reality. The Antlers Walking Trail "Big People's Park" is close to completion. The City of Antlers, in partnership with the Pushmataha County Turning Point Coalition, has successfully created an outdoor fitness facility to be enjoyed by all.
Funded by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism's Recreational Trails Program, the walking trail (upon final completion) is handicap accessible, lighted, features a walking/biking path with enclosed fencing, restrooms, water fountain, park benches/rest areas, identification/educational signage, parking, trash receptacles, exercise enhancement equipment, pavilions, outdoor educational classroom components, planted trees, landscaping, kiosk tourism information and trail head entrance.
This project provides an environment in a central location within the community where individuals (citizens and visitors) can exercise and walk in a safe and healthy environment. This project will serve to promote healthy lifestyles, recreation and economic development by introducing and creating educational opportunities through nature, foliage, wildlife, vegetation, environment, culture (tribal and lifestyle), conservation, signage and exercise enhancement equipment.
The Walking Trail consist of a .6 mile, 8 foot wide, asphalt walking trail which circles two city blocks including a figure eight pattern loop in the middle. Big People's Park unique features serves our community for the following purposes: Promote health and fitness by providing an enjoyable and safe place for bicycling, walking, jogging, outdoor recreation, removed from the hazards of motor vehicles, un-level surfaces, unlighted pathways, un-leashed animals and unsafe conditions; Contribute to economic development, community beautification and increase tourism; Educate trail visitors on the importance of the environment and promote local attractions; Meet community need for recreation facility to walk/bike/jog safely; Enhance existing recreation/tourism facilities due to location and informative signage; and Complement and Enhance existing park (Little People's Park) system directly located across the street from project site.
A recently added feature of the park has incorporated Enhancement Exercise Equipment. Accessible exercise enhancement stations (wellness stations) located along the trail on an 11 X 11 concrete slab and under one of the three covered pavilions. Each of the Wellness Stations focuses on a primary body exercise and spotlights knowledge regarding a wellness benefits. They include a Lower Body Warm-Up Station (Osteoporosis), Bench Stepper Station (Tai Chi), Torso Stability Station, Upper Body Warm-Up Station (Posture/Safe Lifting), Standing Push-Up Station (Stress Reduction/Pain Management), Forearm Rolls Station (Yoga), Upper Body Stretch and Strengthen Station, (Exercise for Your Mind) and a Balance Station (Fall Prevention).
The Antlers Walking Trail ~ Big People's Park offers a safe, easy and pleasant place for people of all ages to participate in physical activity. The 8 foot wide trail makes all routes accessible for individuals with disabilities. The level terrain of the walking trail facility provides grades rarely exceeding 5 percent - giving easy access and usage.
The figure eight trail pattern accommodates individuals with different abilities and expectations regarding traveling distance. Development of this trial creates an environment that will promote physical activity by way of walking, bicycling, and/or roller-blading. Our goal is to make positive public health impacts by land-use planning and trail development.
The trail is housed within walking distance of many local attractions and is adjacent to residential living. It is the hope of the City of Antlers and the Pushmataha County Turning Point Coalition that people from all "walks" will make use of its opportunity. Given the fact there is no charge to utilize this wonderful recreational facility, families need not worry about accessing the park due to financial restraints.
The enthusiasm for this project has been overwhelming throughout the community. Many private businesses and civic/non-profit organizations have obligated dollars toward park amenities and trail features. Community members overall are beginning to utilize the Big People's Park for their personal use.
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The puttin' o' the greens (Ireland, but not just golf)Written by Judy Pfaffenberger | | email@example.com
For a long time the Emerald Isle eluded me in my travels.
For some reason, most of those who travel with me just seemed to have little interest. So I decided to resort to my husband, who doesn't really like to travel. Throughout the years I have learned dangling golf as a carrot was about the best way to get him to go anywhere. After tempting him with that, I thought by going in late April we would encounter spring rains and there wouldn't be much golf. I was wrong! Only one day was there no golf.
Since neither of us wanted to drive on the "wrong" side, we talked my cousin Rick Hambleton, who can drive a stick shift and also loves golf, into going with us. (Renting a standard shift car anywhere in Europe is much cheaper than going with an automatic.) Since no nonstop flights are available from Detroit to Ireland, we flew via Chicago to Shannon.
Bed and breakfasts are quite plentiful, so we booked only our first and last nights ahead. Double rooms ran between 50 and 75 euros ($1.30 = 1 euro). Although this trip was eight years ago, I checked current prices for some of the places and they were not significantly higher. We also stayed in two hostels where we had a private double room en suite with Rick bunking in the dorm. These were slightly less expensive than the bed and breakfasts.
Our first destination was the town of Cahir, passing through Tipperary — not a long way. We spent the night in Carrigeen Castle, a real treat. The guys played golf while I walked along the river to Swiss Cottage.
The next day we explored Cahir Castle before hitting the road to tour Killarney National Park, and enjoyed a jaunting car (carriage) ride into the Gap of Dunloe. Later I roamed the quaint town of Kenmare while they golfed at the Ring of Kerry Golf Club. Our rooms at the Bay View Farm were simple but adequate and included an extensive Irish breakfast. Note: Only the hostels didn't include breakfast.
The Ring of Kerry, with its spectacular coastal views, was the next leg of our journey after a morning round of golf at the Parknasilla Hotel. While Rick and my husband golfed, I walked some of the adjacent trails.
Later that afternoon we arrived at Dingletown on the Dingle Peninsula,where we stayed in the Ballingtaggart Hostel with a view of the bay. We had thought about biking the peninsula the next morning, but since the weather was beautiful that afternoon, we drove it to check it out. The road turned out to be narrow, winding and somewhat hilly with considerable traffic so we decided to take our time and savor the views and pass on the bike ride. Back in Dingletown that evening, we enjoyed an evening of Irish music at Murphy's Pub.
The golf course was too crowded in the morning so we headed north toward the Cliffs of Moher. These are truly spectacular with sunny but windy weather that day. Our bed and breakfast was at Spanish Point, so named because it was near where the British Fleet defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Doolin, just north of the cliffs, is famous for Irish music but here we found our bargain golf of the trip. Nine holes (par 3) with a great view of the cliffs cost just $5 in an honor system box. From there we went north to Cong and "The Quiet Man" country, visiting some places connected with the movie. We spent the evening strolling the grounds of Ashford Castle, the former home of the Guinness brewing family.
The pretty planned Georgian town of Westport, golf at Clew Bay, the Coffin Ship Memorial to those who didn't make their destinations during the famine, Croagh Patrick Mountain (where 50,000 pilgrims climb with bare feet in July), and the desolate but picturesque DooLough Valley filled our next day. The Beach House where we stayed provided our best sunset.
The old city of Galway was our next destination. We visited the church where Christopher Columbus prayed before setting out on one of his New World journeys. Earlier, at our balconied bed and breakfast facing Galway Bay, our gracious hosts made a tee time for the guys and then invited me to attend church with them. The choir was made up of immigrants from Nigeria.
Our last day of driving took us through the Burren with its stone fences, hundreds of stone forts and strange rock formations to our final bed and breakfast near Bunratty Castle where we would attend a medieval musical feast. We also managed to squeeze in nine more holes. A great ending to eight magical days on the Emerald Isle with "the luck o' the Irish" giving us such good weather.
Tags: Cahir, Carrigeen Castle, Cliffs of Moher, Dingletown, Galway, Golf, Ireland, Judy Pfaffenberger, Killarney National Park, Ring of Kerry, Travel