Today’s destination, the port of Greenock is located about a 45 minute drive from Glasgow. As Sylvia and I had visited this city on a number of occassions we decided to take the oppurtunity to visit Edinburgh as we had … Read More
Belfast and the Giant’s Causeway.
Overcast skies greeted us as we berthed in Belfast early this morning which didn’t bode well for our trip today to the Giant’s Causeway. We boarded our coach to be greeted by our guide, Malachi, who could have been related
… Read More In Dublin’s Fair City.
The cruise berth for Dublin is some way from the city centre and the walk, although possible, would involve walking part way through a working dockyard. A shuttle was therefore provided and within 20 minutes or so we were pulling … Read More
A Damp Day in Cobh.
The last time Sylvia and I sailed into Cobh harbour was on the overnight Swansea to Cork ferry. Today’s journey was a lot smoother. Apart from that, however, little has changed – the cathedral still sits majestically looking down on … Read More
Guernsey.
The first sight that you see after leaving the tender at St Peter Port is a stautue of Prince Albert – Consort or as one American was explaining to his wife, “This was before he became King”. Sylvia resisted giving … Read More