After spending a day in Belfast, we headed on down to join John's family, which is basically between the two towns of Omagh and Enniskillen. Our first day there we were taken up to see the bog!
There's a photo of it below, that's all the peat that's been dug up, drying.
Here's a shot of the valley that the Milligans live in. The large shed just left of centre of the shot is where the family business (civil engineering) is run 
out of, and we stayed in the large house just to the right of it, about centre screen.
out of, and we stayed in the large house just to the right of it, about centre screen.Here's a shot of John Milligan and our host, also John Milligan! Thanks so much by the way for having us. We had a blast!
One day we were taken out on a Rally driving course, and John and I are now fully qualified Novice Rally drivers (not sure what that means) It was heaps of fun and I discovered just how easy it is to spin out a rear drive car on a wet gravel track. I just had to take a picture oh John in his pretty blue jumpsuit and helmet we all got to wear, isn't he pretty?
For me, the highlight of Ireland just had to be the Giant's Causeway. Note to everyone; if you ever go the Ireland, do not miss it! Rhonda and Ray were nice enough to drive us all the way up to Londonderry (or Derry depending on your political veiws), which I thought was pretty cool, seeing as the old inner township is still entirely walled. We then went from Londonderry on to the Giant's Causeway.
For those that don't know what it is, it's a natural rock formation jutting out into the see. The name of it comes from the legend as to how it was made, in which two giants built it so that they may cross the stretch of water between Ireland and Scotland (you can see Scotland from it) so that they may fight each other.
Anyways, really only pictures will show you just how amazing the Giant's Causeway is. Here's one of Rhonda and Ray standing on the Giant's Causeway. I also really want to thank you two for showing us all over the place.
And here's a shot of John and myself sitting on a little section of the Causeway known as the Wishing Chair. Yes beleive it or not, those pillars of rock are actually a natural phenomenon. They are often hexagonal in cross section, but we saw some with all different number of sides.
The pillars of stone are not just restricted to the area known as the Causeway, all of the cliff faces around it seem to be riddled with these pillar structures. Around the point and a few hundred meters walk away is this formation, known as the Giant's Organ. Just to give you an idea of the size of that, look at John's head in the bottom left hand corner. Like I said, it's just an amazing place.
And finally, I thought I'd finish of the photos of Ireland with just a sample of some of the scenery that we saw around the place. This is looking over the Loch that the City of Enniskillen sits on. At various places this lake (and the rivers running out of it and into it) form the boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. I think we're still in Northern Ireland here, even though we're on the Republic side of the Lock, but I really can't be sure.
Anyways, if you look to the left of the photo, you'll see something of supreme beauty. The right side of the photo is ok, I guess.
Well, there it is, the entire trip, in all it's glory! Now I just thought I'd give a few lovely stats for our trip.
Time Gone: 82 days.
Plane Trips: 9
Train Trips: Enough
Furthest Distance from Home (According to Google Maps): Enniskillen, 17,160km
Distance Covered by the Line at the Top of this Blog: 44,419.5km
Most Comfortable Airport to Sleep in: Kuala Lumpur
Planes Missed: 1 (at Heathrow, of course!)
Wallets Lost (and then regained from the police station, missing nothing!) : 1
Worst Nights Sleep in a Hostel: Belfast (bloody snorer AND a sleep talker!)
Big thanks to everyone who put us up for a while in the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, and Northern Ireland, and a big hi to Team Duamo, for living with us in London!
Cya Guys!
Bob
One day we were taken out on a Rally driving course, and John and I are now fully qualified Novice Rally drivers (not sure what that means) It was heaps of fun and I discovered just how easy it is to spin out a rear drive car on a wet gravel track. I just had to take a picture oh John in his pretty blue jumpsuit and helmet we all got to wear, isn't he pretty?
For me, the highlight of Ireland just had to be the Giant's Causeway. Note to everyone; if you ever go the Ireland, do not miss it! Rhonda and Ray were nice enough to drive us all the way up to Londonderry (or Derry depending on your political veiws), which I thought was pretty cool, seeing as the old inner township is still entirely walled. We then went from Londonderry on to the Giant's Causeway.
For those that don't know what it is, it's a natural rock formation jutting out into the see. The name of it comes from the legend as to how it was made, in which two giants built it so that they may cross the stretch of water between Ireland and Scotland (you can see Scotland from it) so that they may fight each other.
Anyways, really only pictures will show you just how amazing the Giant's Causeway is. Here's one of Rhonda and Ray standing on the Giant's Causeway. I also really want to thank you two for showing us all over the place.
And here's a shot of John and myself sitting on a little section of the Causeway known as the Wishing Chair. Yes beleive it or not, those pillars of rock are actually a natural phenomenon. They are often hexagonal in cross section, but we saw some with all different number of sides.
The pillars of stone are not just restricted to the area known as the Causeway, all of the cliff faces around it seem to be riddled with these pillar structures. Around the point and a few hundred meters walk away is this formation, known as the Giant's Organ. Just to give you an idea of the size of that, look at John's head in the bottom left hand corner. Like I said, it's just an amazing place.
And finally, I thought I'd finish of the photos of Ireland with just a sample of some of the scenery that we saw around the place. This is looking over the Loch that the City of Enniskillen sits on. At various places this lake (and the rivers running out of it and into it) form the boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. I think we're still in Northern Ireland here, even though we're on the Republic side of the Lock, but I really can't be sure.
Anyways, if you look to the left of the photo, you'll see something of supreme beauty. The right side of the photo is ok, I guess.
Well, there it is, the entire trip, in all it's glory! Now I just thought I'd give a few lovely stats for our trip.
Time Gone: 82 days.
Plane Trips: 9
Train Trips: Enough
Furthest Distance from Home (According to Google Maps): Enniskillen, 17,160km
Distance Covered by the Line at the Top of this Blog: 44,419.5km
Most Comfortable Airport to Sleep in: Kuala Lumpur
Planes Missed: 1 (at Heathrow, of course!)
Wallets Lost (and then regained from the police station, missing nothing!) : 1
Worst Nights Sleep in a Hostel: Belfast (bloody snorer AND a sleep talker!)
Big thanks to everyone who put us up for a while in the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, and Northern Ireland, and a big hi to Team Duamo, for living with us in London!
Cya Guys!
Bob
3 comments:
He,s home !! Yippeee, means we dont have to run to check the blog every day!!!!
Love you Bob, From Dad B
I have not seen the slide show (let alone seen it 5 times), therefore the argument to put up pictures of Ireland is a rational one.
I was wondering when you'd actually wrap up the blog, actually. You can't leave a thing like this hanging unfinished in cyberspace forever, you know. :P
Nice finish :)
One day i might make it to half of those locations... Looks like good scenery :D
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