Another shot form my Fantasyjackpalance boat excursion from a few weeks back, this time inside the lock looking back under Eustace Bridge at Leeson Street, down past the open gates towards Baggot Street.
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So here is another photograph from yesterdays boat launch, yes I did say boat. This is what fantasyjackpalance refers to as a boat. I told no lies yesterday we did drink and go up and down the canal, it is a new venture for FJP having never owned a boat before, the boat is a challenger 3 and it is worth the money 70 euro for one of these in Smyths toy stores.
The only fib I may have told was the company which does not exist.
What a great day today. I was kindly invited to the launch of Fantasyjackpalance Pleasure Boat Cruises
, which consisted of drinks and boat journeys along the grand canal, between baggot street and leeson street. Quite a few people turned up and plenty of drink was had by one and all.
I was fortunate enough to be taken by the main man himself up the canal and we went underneath the Leeson Street bridge, which I now know is called Eustace bridge, and thankfully I had brought my camera with me. This is a photograph of us approaching the bridge and it was great to be able to see through to the lock ahead. We did go in further but this image really does it for me.
I do hope this new venture FJP has undertaken does well for him, his boat is a challenger 3 and is very comfortable and the journey lasts about 20 minutes, well worth the money if you wish to see the canal from a different angle.
I shall post some more pictures of the launch tomorrow.
Also just of topic altogether, the photoblog is 2 years old today in this form, so happy birthday photoblog.
On my way into work this morning while sitting on the bus, you could see the closer I got to Dublin a fog descending on the city. It was only when I got off from the warmth of the bus I realised just how cold this fog was.
It also did some serious damage on the road up from Carlow which I have been on many many times. A tanker overturned in the tunnel at the end of the M7 and due to the fog cars did not see this until it was too late. In total around 40 cars were involved in collisions and 30 people were brought to Naas hospital.
For any international readers the Irish are atrocious when it comes to any other type of weather other then rain and the very occasional bit of sun, you wouldwant to see the drivers if there is a bit of snow!
Ok I said I was stopping the canal pictures but I have been so busy my poor camera has not seen daylight for 2 days now. This I promise has to be the last image as I have no more images to put up. This is Baggot Street Bridge well kinda its more the wall for the steps up from the canal.
So after photographing birds and things I had to make my way back to work and on the way I had to walk past a lock on the canal. I placed the camera on the end of the lock and snapped. quite happy with what the camera decided to focus on as for this one I never looked through the viewfinder. Sometimes the best shots come without knowing.
I await your critique Steve 
Still on lunch down at the canal just down from Baggot Street, this guy allowed me to take a hell of a lot of pictures of him without being to bothered, I have to say I am quite pleased with this one any bad comments will be deleted hehe.