Northern Ireland

Start off in the morning at 8:30 towards Belfast.

We arrive at Belfast around lunch time for a guided bus tour. We see the different industries that Belfast is known for. The big ship yards that was where the Titanic was built those many years ago. A statue that was dedicated to C.S Lewis was pretty cool where he is walking into a wardrobe like in his book, the lion, the witch and the wardrobe.

We went for a 1 hour lunch and were meant to leave Belfast at 2pm but got delay waiting for police to arrive to make a report. A couple of young fellas decided to throw rocks at the bus to try and break in. They attacked the wrong window, a small window to the left of the bus driver, being the only double glazed window on the bus. Heather was the hero as she was lucky to be nearby and chased them off.

We eventual leave, the report was written and Howie had to remove the one layer of broken glass allowing him to see through it. The Giants Causeway was the next stop and it all of sudden got very foggy. Legend has it that the Irish warrior giant Fionn mac Cumhaill built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner.

We stay at Londonderry tonight, not much here so I talk to a couple of locals who play local cricket and one was a selector for the Ireland national team, while having a few Hoegardens.