Thursday, 14 November 2013

northern ireland's beauty

Our Irish adventure started with a wild drive into Dublin.
Our little VW was perfect, but Lianne couldn’t get it going…
(rare because she’s the best driver)
Come to find out, she was trying to start in 3rd!
But, because of this Ian had his first UK driving experience
on the “wrong” side of the road, in a fairly big city, at night and in the rain...
and we must say, he was a damn good driver!

Our night out in Dublin was pretty uneventful.
We walked, wandered and drank good beer.

The next morning, we were off to Northern Ireland – Bushmills to be exact.
The drive was effortless and that’s when Lianne realized she was starting in 3rd!
Across the border we go – Southern Ireland to Northern…
KPH / MPH and Euros / Pounds
(strange)

Northern Ireland was stunning – beyond stunning.
We were blown away by how green everything was and how blue the water was.
I think we all said on SO many occasions – “we are so happy we came here!”
It was beyond anything we could have imagined.

In two days, we accomplished a lot –
Trade Tour at Bushmills Distillery which was out of this world.
Full tour of the distillery, plus a ridiculous tasting of about 10 whiskeys!

Giant’s Causeway was our first taste of Northern Ireland’s beauty.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge just threw us over the edge!

We had beautiful weather and we know we were insanely lucky.
Because of the sunshine, it made the grass greener and the water bluer,
but even without the weather the people were kind and the food was amazing.

If you’re ever thinking about going – GO!

We also found a super fun bar/club/lounge in the middle of a small seaside town.
Ended up being a boozy night filled with TONS of laughs.
A night I will surely not forget and I can guarantee the others won’t either.

As our trip came to an end, we headed back to Dublin
and had to say goodbye to Ross and Lianne
(and the sheep and cows living ALL OVER Northern Ireland...)

And no goodbyes from me (sarah) are without tears.
We miss our family and friends dearly and are so very thankful for their visits.





giant's causeway



the most beautiful coastline










before our walk across carrick-a-rede rope bridge





xx
the mcgees

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