A LOVELORN dentist has travelled 8,000km to track down an Irish girl he met — for just two minutes.

Sandy Crocker will wear his heart on his sleeve for the next four weeks as he travels the country to search for his red-haired colleen.

The British Columbia native met the girl of his dreams in An Teach Bia cafe in Ennistymon, Co Clare, on July 9, 2011, and spoke to her for a couple of minutes before realising — too late — that she was the one.

Sandy describes her as being in her mid to late 20s with freckles and reddish-brown hair.

He said: “We were on our way to the Cliffs of Moher that morning and we stopped in Ennistymon to grab a bite to eat.

“She was eating and I didn’t want to interrupt her meal so I waited until I noticed that she was leaving and I spoke to her then.

“I asked her for directions to the cliffs. I was leaving Ireland a day later so, at first, I didn’t see the point in pursuing things more — but after she left I decided that I had to.

“We paid our bill quickly and myself and my brother started looking for her.”

Sandy revealed how the brothers searched the town and cliffs for hours without any joy.

He added: “There was no trace of her.”

Back home in Canada, he was unable to get his Irish beauty out of his mind.

So he decided a few weeks ago to return to Ireland and spend a month trying to track her down. He said: “I went back to work and my life — but there was always a joke here or there from my brother about the Irish girl in Ennistymon.

“She never left my mind, so I decided why not go back and try to find her.

“Maybe it’s a shot in the dark but if it is meant to be, if it’s fate, then I might bump into her walking down the street or in a shop somewhere. Who knows what might happen?”

However, the romantic is ready for any eventuality.

Sandy added: “If I meet her again and it turns out she is married to a nice fella — the kind of guy who gives her a hug if she is crying before he asks her what’s wrong — then I don’t think I would have a problem with that.

“But who knows, maybe she hasn’t found her person — it’s a 50/50 chance.

“At least I can say I gave it my best shot no matter what way this turns out.”

Sandy will spend the next couple of days in the Clare area before travelling to Cork to continue his search.

If he hasn’t found his mystery love by then he will return to Clare for a week before travelling to Belfast.

If you are this mystery woman and want to get in contact with Sandy, visit pof.com and search for ‘Travel-bug-4u’.
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