The Antrim Coast, starting about 40 km N of Belfast, and
extending around to the north coast of Northern Ireland, was described as one
of the top road trips in Ireland/the UK/the world, depending on which article
you read. Given the free time on our hands,
we decided to rent a car for a day, and go exploring.
After a short stretch of quaint coastal villages, the road
turned up into the hills, where we encountered a bit of a traffic jam.
It was impressive to watch a single border collie manage
this large herd. Doubly so when we
realized the dog had only 3 legs!
It truly was a spectacular drive, and quite unique in many
places. The TV Series Game of Thrones is
filmed around here, and many of the sites we visited have been featured in the
show.
Finally, the mast was ready to go back up, and my focus
shifted to getting everything reconnected properly. Finally, after 15 nights in Bangor Marina, we
were ready to escape.
During our stay there, I had been researching options for storing the boat over the winter. The 2 best proposals were from the marina in Waterford Ireland (on the south coast), and the Clyde Marina, in Ardrossan Scotland, near Glasgow. I had been leaning towards Waterford, since it would give us the opportunity to go to Dublin on the way, but once the boat was ready to go, the weather forecast was for wind from the south for several days out. So, Scotland it is.
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