Our last full day in Ireland and we didn’t have to drive far from White Park Bay to Dunadry north of Belfast.  After doing our routine chores of eat, wash, strip beds and pack the car we set off along the eastern part of the Causeway Coast.  Tiny little towns are dotted along the coast that weren’t marked on my road map.  Beautiful serene Red Bay looked like a great spot...

4.30 am the alarm went off.  After a fitful sleep, no thanks to the wedding music until 1 am; we had to get ourselves up and organised for an early ferry from Larne, Ireland to Troon, Scotland.  I wanted to get the early ferry so we would arrive early for a full day in Scotland.  We were told that the ferry check-in would start at 5.15 am and stop at 6.30 am so we didn’t...

We woke in one of the most beautiful locations in the world.  I even managed to get away whilst the boys were all still sleeping for a run on the beach.  To get to the beach you have to walk through a large grassy area and past the local herd of cows.  The last couple of times we’d gone to the beach they weren’t on the paths but this morning they were blocking both of the...

Our next hostel on the Irish YHA path was White Park Bay; I’m glad I got in and booked this place early.  It was only about 2 hours drive north of Donegal and we had to drive through Derry/Londonderry on the way.  As we came to Derry we decided to find a place to park and have a walk around.  We ate a quick sandwich in the carpark before setting out on foot to walk around...