Not sure what we did today. We drove south and at the end of the day ended up just outside of Dublin. We tried to visit “Derrymore House” but the site was closed and we […]
Category: travel
2014 – Day Thirty Six
Rain! Lots of rain! It’s pouring down and has been most of the night. We are near Mount Stewart house, a National Trust house and gardens which we are determined to see, rain or not. […]
2014 – Day Thirty Five
Titanic! One of the main reasons for coming to Belfast (well at least for me anyway) was to see the birthplace of the Titanic. Luckily for me, with the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s launch, […]
2014 – Day Thirty Four
Chris really is a good boy. He didn’t even hint that it might be a nuisance to back track. All he asks is that I get up early, and I promise I will…and I do! […]
2014 – Day Thirty Three
We’ve decided to tour the county of Antrim, or as the locals call them, the Glens of Antrim, by driving the coastal route. It’s been ranked as 5th in a list of top 10 drives […]
2014 – Day Thirty Two
Big day today. A giant of a day, you might say. Lots to see and do on this top end of Ireland. One of the most famous sights is the Giant’s Causeway, a unique geological […]
2014 – Day Thirty One
After yesterday’s rain and the challenge of the roads and parking, we are keen to get going. We plan to drive across the top of country Donegal, crossing over to North Ireland, back in the […]
2014 – Day Thirty
Wow. Day thirty. That came quickly. I remember last year’s first thirty days seemed to take forever to pass. This year it seems to have gone very quickly. Today we continue our tour of county […]
2014 – Day Twenty Nine
The main reason for stopping in Ballina, is that the place we are staying had a squirrel in its photograph. Hope springs eternal, as you can see. It is adjacent to the Belleek National Park, […]
2014 – Day Twenty Eight
On the road out of Westport, an accident. Not a great start to the day. We swipe a truck with our side mirror. My fault apparently. Right. In a normal vehicle, a displaced mirror would […]
