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Caressing the hedges and other scary experiences!
We said goodbye for the next couple of days to our Irish hosts and the four of us headed out Monday morning for the County Donegal and the northern most part of Ireland in the north Atlantic. This is a … Continue reading
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Another Ulster fry and a Downhill beach walk below Mussenden Temple
We woke up this morning with Ronnie busy in the kitchen again. We were treated to another Ulster fry for breakfast. Again, it was stellar! This time after breakfast we headed west through Portstewart and Coleraine to Downhill beach. Downhill … Continue reading
Waiting and Eating and an early Doug birthday celebration
After coming back from our sightseeing activities today, we rested up and then left for Portrush for dinner. The jam packed restaurant was excellent and well worth the 50 minute wait. Their dessert bar is Fantastic!!! After dinner we arrived … Continue reading
Reflections of Bushmills and the DARK HEDGES.
On our way to the Dark Hedges we stopped off at the village of Bushmills and the River Bush. This is a very small town with roots back to the 1600’s. This is a very interesting and quaint looking town. … Continue reading
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An Irish Castle (Barb picked out her bedroom) and a visit and tea with a gentleman with Camano Island connections.
We woke up this morning with Ronnie busy in the kitchen. We were all treated to a traditional Irish breakfast called an Ulster fry: Ham, bacon, sausage, eggs, soda bread, potato bread and wheaten bread. Wow, what a feast indeed. … Continue reading
A Ballintoy graveyard and a visit to Portbradden and Ireland’s smallest church
Rest and rest alone was the first order of the day today. It was lovely! In the afternoon, we headed back toward the incredibly picturesque coastal town of Ballintoy, where yesterday we had passed an interesting looking church and cemetery. … Continue reading
A swinging rope bridge and the remains of a tussle between an Irish and Scottish Giant
With the weather here this morning cool and raining, we set off south to see if we could find a noteworthy “rope bridge” called Carrick-A-Rede. By the time we drove the 20 miles to get there, the weather cleared and … Continue reading
A bad case of the tireds
Yesterday we rented a car in Belfast and drove north to Portstewart where we met the landlady who showed us through the house we will be renting for the next 6 days. It is an amazing place. It sits across … Continue reading
Gobsmacked by Stormont and the Stormont Castle!
We were as the Irish might say, “gobsmacked” (blown away) by the behind the scenes tour of Stormont, the main Parliament building of Northern Ireland (the equivalent to our White House or Capital building) arranged by Ronnie McAleese today. For … Continue reading
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The Titanic experience and high tea in the Titanic dining room. Whooda thunk it?
Today started out with a lazy morning…..the kind we’ve sorely missed for a while. We took a cab to meet Kat and Ben at the Titanic District on Queens Island where the shipbuilding in Belfast occurs. This was also the … Continue reading
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