Northern coast of Ireland April 15th

Woke up earlier this morning, we were headed off on a bus tour to the north part of Ireland, where we will be seeing the Dunluce castle, the Carrick rede rope bridge and the Giants Causeway. 

We left Belfast on a tour bus driving along the coast again which was so beautiful! Our tour guide/ bus driver Derek was absolutely hilarious! It was too funny also when we were driving back into Belfast and he was thanking everyone for the day and the tour and he said "also to the lady in the back with the awesome laugh! I loved it!! I wanna hear that laugh everyday!!" .... He was talking about Lori obviously cause she laughs like a coyote... But the funny part is she wasn't sitting at the back. SHE WAS SITTING AT THE FRONT. That's how loud she was being! 

It was such a great tour! We stopped outside of the Dunluce castle outside of Belfast and got the chance to take pictures of it, then our next stop was the Carrick rede rope bridge which was so much fun!! We got to walk along the high hills overlooking the ocean below, and then we walked across the rope bridge hanging 100ft above the ocean! So cool! 

After the rope bridge we were off to the Giants Causeway! It's hard to explain I have pictures posted below of what it is. It's a natural wonder of the world, and basically it's millions of different rocks and stones of all different sized and some colours and they are right off the ocean. So not the best example but if you want to know more google it! It's so cool and worth googling for sure! 

After the Giants Causeway we were headed back to the city and got to drive back this time along the country fields of Northern Ireland! Again so so beautiful! 

When we got back we went out for supper and got to talking with the owner of the restaurant we were at, very nice and very interesting older gentleman! He told us about his experience with the civil war in Ireland. And if that mans stories were true which I really believe they were I knew little next to nothing of what was going on in Ireland only 30 years ago! 

After our supper and conversations with the owner we headed back to the b&b and along the way stopped at a pub for a few more drinks, then back to sleep and get ready for the last day of our trip :( 

Belfast April 14th

Woke up this morning and had breakfast at the b&b. We looked through a few brochures on what to do in Belfast for the day and we decided to do a bus tour around the city. 

Great choice because it was a great way to see the city, and there was a guided tour along to way so we got to hear what everything was and about it's past, etc. 

We got off at the end, it took about an hour and a half and we saw some very cool landmarks like there parliament building, their university, and the court house. As well as the titanic musesum that we are going to go to in a few days. 

After getting off we went to a pub for lunch and a few drinks. The tour tickets are valid for 48 hours so when we were having dinner off we maped off some places we wanted to get dropped off at the next time we go around. (That's how the tour works, it's a hop on, hop off tour.) 

We got back on and knew where we wanted to get off at. We were sitting on the bus and typical Lori kicks her shoes off and has a nap. Me and dad should have jumped off an left her on there. 

We got off at a cathedral and walked through it, then walked up the street to the prison they have here. Would have been a very interesting tour but we got there after the last tour had departed so we thought maye in the next few days we could stop again. 

We called a cab and went back to the b&b for a little relaxing before we went out for supper. But of course before we went out for supper we had to stop at a another pub. 

Then left the pub and scoped out the area near our b&b that was best to eat at. Not much choices so we ended up at a Chinese restaurant but very very good food! 

Then it was back to the b&b after supper to get some sleep early because the next morning we had an early bus tour to lots of different sights in the north part of Ireland. 

Belfast Ireland April 13th

Woke up at the b&b in Stranraer and dad was already gone, he left earlier in the morning to take the rental car back to a town about an hour away. So me and mom had breakfast together and then checked out but left our bags because the owner said we could leave them till 12. Which was great because it was 10am, dad wasn't gonna be back till at least 12:30, and the ferry for Ireland only left at 3:30. So if we wouldn't have been able to leave the luggage even for a little which we did we would have been in trouble. 

So we walked downtown to go "treasure hunting" and what that is in lori's dictionary is we go to antique stores, pawn shops, museums and salvation army's looking for treasures. Oh it's so much fun. Ya'll are missing out for sure. We ended up finding Lori a treasure, it's a crown glass bowl, and robin was quite ecstatic because with the weight of it, most likely it's gonna throw them over the luggage weight and because of that 1 item they might have to pay the extra fee.. when robin saw her treasure he rolled his eyes just like I did. 

When dad got back to town we met him at a pub a few doors down from the b&b with all our luggage. We had about 2 hours to kill so we stayed in the pub and played pool, darts and cards. Oh and of course we had a few drinks. 

We got on the ferry at 3:30 and left for Ireland. Oh my god was it POSH! So posh! There was a restaurant, bar, arcade, movie theatre, and a mini shopping centre on this ferry! It was absolutely massive! It didn't feel like a ferry, it felt like a cruise ship. I have photos but they aren't even half of what we experienced. 

When we arrived in Belfast Ireland we got a cab to the b&b and checked in. You would swear our room is at the top of the Eiffel Tower here. More than 45 stairs  just to get in the room. But the place is nice and beds are comfy so it could be worse. 

We got in at about 7 ish and ate on the ferry, so we stayed in for the rest of the night and just relaxed.