For my second day at The Down Recorder I was paired up with Philip the photographer again. We had to get on the road in the tiny Recorder truck almost right away because we had a lot of ground to cover.
There were three stories I needed to report on and Philip needed to get photos for. This took us until about 1:30 because it often takes about half an hour to get from town to town here.
The stories were pretty straightforward, but quite varied. The first was about a kickoff for the Mourne International Walking Festival. For the second, we went to Ballynahinch Primary School for the dedication of a new playground. And for the third, we were at a memorial in Killyleagh for a woman who died in January that was arranged by her book club. Overall, pretty standard local stories.
We went back to Downpatrick, in time for the lunch break and I spent the rest of the afternoon writing the stories.
This evening we participated in a murder mystery event at the County Down Museum in Downpatrick. We got all dressed up in Victorian gear and had small parts in the performance. But we weren't allowed to have speaking roles because our American accents would have been very out of place. Once that little bit was finished we were able to participate in trying to solve the murder. It was a fun night, but, unfortunately, we didn't end up winning.
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