Zeal in Belfast

I learned a few things on this little trip to Belfast. Here's 10 of them:

1. When sat together on an aeroplane, James and Tom Bruza and Isaac have a combined mental age of 11. Fidget, fart, draw things on sick bags and annoy everybody on the plane (apart from us who found their antics quite amusing.)
2. If you're planning on going street riding in Belfast in November all day, then take some gloves with you. And don't be fooled in to thinking that your t-shirt and 2 jumpers will keep you warm - they won't.
3. Contrary to popular belief, the Guinness tastes no different over there than it does to here. It's just a bit smoother because they actually let it settle for a long time (119 seconds approx.) before serving.
4. Some people still can't get their heads around N.Ireland being part of the UK. Especially when we needed our passports to get in to the country and they have different looking money. For those still confused - the passports are for ID at the airport, and the money looks different because the Northern Irish banks make it, but it's still £ sterling.
5. They have funny bread that they didn't realise we don't eat.
6. Tom Bruza is clumsy
7. High jump contests over a jumpbox will end in broken limbs
8. One can sleep better in a warm house on a sofa than in a cold skatepark on the floor.
9. Monster energy drink is a bit rubbish.
10. No matter where you are, fat girls in rock clubs will always kiss each other.

Long story short, 9 of us went there, met some locals and some scousers, rode street all day Friday, Tom B broke an antique tea pot, went out Friday night, got drunk, rode the skatepark all day saturday, allnight jam started at 6 with booze, bbq and energy drinks, arm-wrestling, pro bench, loads of free condoms (??), high jump, broken arm, no sleep for some, sofa for me and Hitchcox, Sunday morning Mayo still drunk and trying to fight, flew home.

Cheers to the locals for all being friendly and welcoming! Pics up in Media.