Day 4 On to Scotland! 

Early in the morning we had to get up very early to catch the ferry to Scotland. 

Here is our suite we reserved on the ferry. It was so cool!  I would definitely recommend getting a room. 

Watching them board the ferry: 

We arrived in Scotland and took a bus to Ayr where our car rental was located. First we had lunch!

Lunch was absolutely delicious!  We were starving by then. 

Our awesome waiter ordered us a taxi to take us to our car rental. 

We picked up our car rental and were off!  Stress Free Car Rental was a great choice . 

Loch Ness here we come!

The view is fantastic! 

Driving through Glencoe!  

We arrived!  

 Lunde View B&B in the Loch Ness area. 

 Day 3

Exploring the Antrim Coast...

We got up early for our breakfast at our B&B- 

During breakfast our hosts were so gracious as to regal us with their family history-their ancestors portraits hung around the dining room. 

As we were getting ready to leave for our drive back to Belfast, we got some great pointers on where to stop along the way for some beautiful scenery.  First stop was Torr Head.  It's the northern most point in Northern Ireland and the closest point to Scotland.  It sounds awesome! So we said our good-byes and traveled the last time down the beautiful drive/road to our B&B.  

Once we left our B&B, we traveled north to catch the Antrim Coastal Road and find Torr Head. 

On top of Torr Head with Scotland across the water.

I finally made it to Northern Ireland!

We took a lot of time exploring Torr Head as it was such a beautiful view, that we had to head straight back to Belfast with no more stops. :(   As usual, the driver doesn't really get to see the scenery-so the girls had to take pictures for me as we drove the coastal road back. 

We arrived back in Belfast and dropped off our rental car, then took a taxi to our hotel to drop off our luggage.  

We went to the Titanic Museum and explored the history of the Titanic. 

 

We explored a little of Belfast-not enough time though. 

We explored St. Georges Market and then went back to our hotel to check in. 

Day 2 Giants Causeway Bucket List….Check!

 July 8, 2023

Today we explored two places in Northern Ireland…..The Giant’s Causeway and the city of Derry/Londonderry. It was a beautiful day for exploring and SO-o-o worth it! Pictures cannot do the beauty of this place Justice, but here are some pictures of our day. 

We visited The Giants Causeway first. 

Heading down to the stones listening to an audio tour of the history and the myth. 

Next we headed to Derry-Londonderry, the last walled city in Ireland. Derry is sitting in Ireland and the Northern Ireland side is referred to as Londonderry because it’s under British rule still. 

                                                                  The Peace Bridge

 

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 Count Down......3...2...1 Day and 21 hours left!

We are getting excited!  All of us have been packing and repacking....getting those last minute items.  But the day is almost here.  

Now it's just a matter of waiting.....

Paula and Louise leave from Tampa at 2:30 pm on Thursday, July 6th.

Nan leaves from San Antonio, Texas Thursday, July 6th, and Jessica is driving to Newark from Abington, PA Thursday, July 6th.  

We are all meeting up in the airport in Newark, NJ and will be traveling together on the same flight to Dublin, Ireland!!!

We will be posting pictures of our journey along the way.  

Can't Wait!!!