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Day 10 - Derry to Omagh
We spent the next morning wandering Derry. Another city with a violent history, including being the location of the Bloody Sunday Riots. Tensions seem somewhat greater here still than what we felt in Belfast. It is a walled city. The wall was built in the 1600's but this enclosed area was also used in more recent times to keep the Catholics out and to control the people. Derry is a really lovely town and the people are terrific but you can still feel the prejudices ...
Welcome to Ireland
We departed Bonnie Scotland yesterday and drove to Cairnryan where the ferry terminal is. Stopped to buy some sea sick pills on the way there, just in case, because the North Channel can be rough they say. We did expect it to be as it was very windy, and rain was once again looming over us.The ferry terminal is new and we were very impressed with it. We were rather early but could still book in and relax in the terminal with a cuppa and whatever you would like to ...
'Time To Shine' - Olympic Torch Relay 2012
... s camera broke with the rain water, but it still captures the moment. You can also see that I had the best seat in the house. :)
Maybe one day it will be me running with the Olympic Torch or maybe even taking part in the Olympics... Mummy & Daddy say that I can do anything I want if I put my mind to it! Only time will tell what I decide to do.
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Ok so I'm back in Ireland but so what!
... that he will get me some fuel and lead me to Da Nang which he does. Payment and a few sugar cane juices later and I follow the mechanic (another Duc) to his house where I spend the night while he goes to work until 6am. the morning comes quickly and he is working away on the bike until around 12pm when after a quick lunch provided by him and his friends, I leave for as far as I can get. Turns out that is Quy Nhon, not far from Nha ...
Co. Tyrone on Lough Neagh
... of the titanic used!) so after calling elaine's dad and the irish version of the racq, splurging on some ridiculously cheap chocolate, pulling the sleeping bags out of the boot and sitting at newry service station for about an hour and a half we decided to empty the rest of the boot to find the air pump. then pumped up the tyre and sat there for another half an hour to make sure it wouldn't deflate again we slowly made our way back to dublin!
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