{{ brizy_dc_global_blocks position=’top’ }} The final story from our Grand Adventure before starting the long journey home is from County Antrim, the area to the north of Belfast. Our last stay was in the coastal town of Cushendall, in the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Two of Northern Ireland’s most popular tourist attractions were close by, […]
Month: September 2023
Trying to Stay Dry in County Donegal
The journey from Derry to the northern end of County Donegal coincided with the weather turning seriously wet and miserable. Enough to confine us to quarters for a day and get us soaked another. We still got out and about, and added another chapter amazing to our knowledge of the British occupation of this island, and events in The Troubles […]
A couple of days in Galway and the Connemara Hills
Our journey through Ireland continues as we travel along the Atlantic Coast from Cork to Galway. On the way there we saw one of Ireland’s greatest attractions, the stunning Cliffs of Moher, did some walking in the Connemara Hills, wandered the streets of Galway during the annual International Arts Festival, and saw some of the Galway coast. Click on the […]
Cork and Ireland’s Beautiful South West
Our travels through Ireland continued southward from Waterford. Our next destination was Cork and the nearby Derry Peninsular, a spectacular section of the Irish coastline. Again, we had somewhere to visit on the way down. Once again Natalie and Dom took some time off work to make it a long weekend and join us in Cork. We covered a lot […]