Ireland

Trip Start Oct 30, 2007
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Trip End Nov 20, 2009


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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Luckily we got a beauty of a van in a couple of weeks, so we were able to take a quick flight over to Northern Ireland with our good friends Kate and Simon from Perth (great way to spend your 30th, Kate!), who had hired a campervan themselves for 10 days.  We saw it fit to tag along for 5 of those days while our own shaggin' wagon was being prepped and serviced. Fishing village near Belfast
Fishing village near Belfast
 Parking up for the night
Parking up for the night
 The girls having a lie-in
The girls having a lie-in
 Well, what a debauched display of Guiness consumption, to be sure! Downing a few whiskeys at Bushmills
Downing a few whiskeys at Bushmills
 Another night on the black stuff
Another night on the black stuff
 Kate's narcolepsy kicks in...again
Kate's narcolepsy kicks in...again
 Aaaaah!
Aaaaah!
 Past the Giant's Causeway, a surreal landscape of geometric rocks jutting into the ocean Coming into Giant's Causeway
Coming into Giant's Causeway
 Waves rolling in
Waves rolling in
 Unreal rocks
Unreal rocks
 Who's for hopscotch?
Who's for hopscotch?
 Mr Rubik at work
Mr Rubik at work
 , rope bridges to little islands, Island with the ropebridge
Island with the ropebridge
 Don't look down, Kate!
Don't look down, Kate!
 Karen struts across
Karen struts across
 fantastic beaches, Karen on the beach (no 'kini's though!)
Karen on the beach (no 'kini's though!)
 Beautiful beach, Co Donegal
Beautiful beach, Co Donegal
 Kate whipping Simon into shape
Kate whipping Simon into shape
 Laaaaambs
Laaaaambs
 sunny weather (but not quite 'get ya kit off' hot!), and to top it all, a town called "Muff"! Love the town of Muff!
Love the town of Muff!
 Top spot for a picnic
Top spot for a picnic
 The pubs and the locals were absolute standouts - some of the friendliest we've ever met, and everyone had their tips on the best spots (and the best spots to get a tipple!) Outside a top pub
Outside a top pub
 Recommendations to head to County Donegal were well founded - the coast and villages were postcard perfect (and sooooo many lambs, but not one on a pub menu!). Cold early morning
Cold early morning
 Catalogue shot
Catalogue shot
 Top of Co Donegal
Top of Co Donegal
 Donegal city centre
Donegal city centre
 Dun-something castle
Dun-something castle
 Another picnic?
Another picnic?
 Sunset in Co Donegal
Sunset in Co Donegal
 Lovely colours at sunset
Lovely colours at sunset
 We sadly said goodbye to Kate and Simon in Donegal town (our livers less sadly!) and our re-inititation into life of a campervan-meister! Irish butchers have marketing bullshit skills
Irish butchers have marketing bullshit skills
 Falls Road, Belfast
Falls Road, Belfast
 Subtle decoration
Subtle decoration
 14th century pub in Belfast
14th century pub in Belfast
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