Tuesday in Kerry
Tuesday was
a weird day to say the least. We had to wake up early (one of my favorite
things to do) to get on a bus and head up to the Irish countryside. After a
very long bus ride we finally arrived at our destination in Kerry. In case
you've never had the pleasure of going to Kerry, all I can say is it's
basically the Irish version of New Hampshire. There's really not much there,
but it's nice to look at and if you have an imagination it can be pretty fun.
The guys in charge of the adventure center definitely had no shortage of
imagination. Immediately after our long bus ride, while we were still pretty
delirious from sitting for so long, we were thrown into an archery course.
Luckily no one took an arrow to the knee, but needless to say, we were not the
best archers they had ever seen.
About an hour after archery and a team
building course that involved basic training, the real "fun" began.
We were told by the guys in charge we would be doing an obstacle course, but
what they really meant to say was we were basically going through military
training. The course involved hurdles, a rope swing, moving a massive tire,
getting over a nine foot wall, and - everyone's favorite - mud. We had to crawl
through a disgusting mixture of mud and rain water in order to complete the
course. All of our nice, clean clothes were completely destroyed, and we came
out looking like swamp creatures. But of course the fun did not stop there, as
we were told we would be doing a bog run. At this point I was tired, cranky,
and covered head to toe in mud; I really did not want to do whatever a bog run
was. Before I knew it though, I was made to run through a course in the woods
with even more mud than before through swampy areas filled with a delightful
combination of rain water, mud, and possibly horse poop. Luckily however this
hell run was the last physical thing we had to do, and after a quick shower we
got to eat a pretty decent meal outside. 
The day wasn't really all that awful,
the whole group did bond over the weird experience, and we were able to laugh at
how outside our comfort zone the whole thing was. Not to mention the hotel did have free wifi, so
really it was a pretty successful day.
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