From Ireland to Scotland....the journey continues
It has been a few days since we posted a blog due to the lack of Internet access in the countryside of both Ireland and Scotland. We left Limerick and travelled through County Galway taking in some of the most beautiful scenery we have seen so far thanks to the west coast of Ireland. I have never seen so many sheep and in many places they had the run of the road - it was fun watching the young lambs "being really cute". We landed in Belfast where we saw the sights of the town including the area most involved in the Troubles. We spoke to many people who told us stories of growing up at that time and all we can say is thank god (whichever one you believe in) that we live in Australia. Sharon fulfilled a long held ambition by visiting the Sinn Fein headquarters where she bought a truly revolutionary t-shirt. We also saw many of the political murals (from both sides) which are still displayed with pride - not one of them was defaced in any way. We then took the ferry from Belfast to Stranraer in Scotland and found a lovely B & B where we got great advice on local attractions. We spent the next day driving around the area and nearly got blown away (literally) at the Mull of Galloway - the most southerly point in Scotland. Sharon nearly fainted when we got to Wigtown which is known as the book capital of Scotland. She just stood and stared at all of the twenty odd bookshops which exist in virtually the one street. I joined the library where we were able to watch a pair of nesting ospreys via a webcam setup. This was a real local attraction and numerous people came up to check out what was happening allowing us to hear many stories about the ospreys and their 
young over the years. The countryside was so beautiful and the people so friendly we stayed an extra day in Stranraer before we headed off to Glasgow via the coastal road. We have taken a tour of the city and will head out tomorrow to discover more of Scotland.
It has been a few days since we posted a blog due to the lack of Internet access in the countryside of both Ireland and Scotland. We left Limerick and travelled through County Galway taking in some of the most beautiful scenery we have seen so far thanks to the west coast of Ireland. I have never seen so many sheep and in many places they had the run of the road - it was fun watching the young lambs "being really cute". We landed in Belfast where we saw the sights of the town including the area most involved in the Troubles. We spoke to many people who told us stories of growing up at that time and all we can say is thank god (whichever one you believe in) that we live in Australia. Sharon fulfilled a long held ambition by visiting the Sinn Fein headquarters where she bought a truly revolutionary t-shirt. We also saw many of the political murals (from both sides) which are still displayed with pride - not one of them was defaced in any way. We then took the ferry from Belfast to Stranraer in Scotland and found a lovely B & B where we got great advice on local attractions. We spent the next day driving around the area and nearly got blown away (literally) at the Mull of Galloway - the most southerly point in Scotland. Sharon nearly fainted when we got to Wigtown which is known as the book capital of Scotland. She just stood and stared at all of the twenty odd bookshops which exist in virtually the one street. I joined the library where we were able to watch a pair of nesting ospreys via a webcam setup. This was a real local attraction and numerous people came up to check out what was happening allowing us to hear many stories about the ospreys and their 
young over the years. The countryside was so beautiful and the people so friendly we stayed an extra day in Stranraer before we headed off to Glasgow via the coastal road. We have taken a tour of the city and will head out tomorrow to discover more of Scotland.
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