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The Long Road Home!
... every one of you who sponsored us. I know you agree that the Robin Menary Foundation is a very worthwhile trust and as I hope you have seen, we earned every penny. We wish all of Robin's family every success for the future as you continue to raise awareness for Brain Tumour Research, we are with you every step of the way...
Neil Armstrong and Craig McGuicken
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Buen Camino!
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Wick - Thessaloniki (by bike) to Newtownards - UAE
... James for a week in Croatia and Niall for the home-bound leg up the west coast of France and Ireland. My travel blog only lasted a week as freely available cheap internet dried up the moment I hit Western Europe! Hence, this is my attempt to summarise a few of the trials and tribulations from my adventure.
From sea level at Thessaloniki in Northern Greece and some early fast miles (I achieved the top speed of my trip 48mph down one hill), ...
The Gold Coast it isn't
... in Charlie in the afternoon. This morning we woke up to beautiful sunshine and no wind, also it wasn't too cold. Appearantly we are only 15km from the most southern point in Scotland. We meant to go there but by the time I did the washing and had lunch the wind was fierce once again and the trip became a big no no. Spend the afternoon constructing the For Sale Ad ...
Ferry to Scotland
We headed on a bus from Belfast to the harbour - that's when we saw THE SHIP.
Does anyone know of Belfast's history of shipyards, harbours and large vessels? Let me give you a clue - their ships are very, very famous. Needless to say, this ferry was ridiculous.
Now, what made it so over-the-top? The three restaurants? Baristas around every corner? The ...
Castle of the Orangeman
Our first stop on our tour of Northern Ireland was Carrickfergus, home of Carrickfergus Castle.
Built by the Normans in the 1100's, it's in pretty good shape today. It passed into English hands in 1210 and was furnished with additional walls and crossbows over the coming centuries.
One figure associated with Carrickfergus castle is William of Orange, one of two claimants of the English throne (he was Protestant while his opponent, James, was Catholic) ...
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