Strangford

Seen from the ferry from Portaferry

July 7th 2016
The plan for this phase of the trip was to head east from Athlone, work up the coast and eventually arrive in the north – north east to be accurate. In this post we will cover this part of the trip and also pick up on our meandering around the counties of the north east, because it all seems to fit together. First, however, we should mention that prior to actually driving out of Athlone we had ... read more

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Our travels over the years have often sought out those places that we haven't yet experienced. We have loved chasing new places, but there is a change underway. We continue to enjoy experiencing other cultures along with their food, beverages, history and ways of life but now, having a little more freedom, we will also make more effort to seek out out such things as music events and festivals, particular natural attractions that we have missed and places where we can better appreciate the history of a place and its people. The attraction of the road less travelled and the place less visit... full info

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