Sunday, June 16, 2013
We were as packed as we could be when we woke up this morning so we finished getting our things (which have grown considerably since we arrived two weeks ago!) into the car and we were off for Northern Ireland!
For those not familiar with Ireland, it is really two separate countries. The south is The Republic of Ireland and the north is Northern Ireland. In the Republic they are on the Euro and measurements come in kilometers, liters and millimeters. In Northern Ireland they are on the British Pound Sterling and measurements come in miles, gallons and miles per hour. There was no noticeable defined border to announce we had arrived in Northen Ireland, simply a sign that said " speeds calculated in miles per hour".
On our way up to NI, we made a stop in Sligo to visit an ancient megalithic burial site called Carrowmore. Carrowmore was staggering in its size and the number of unanswered questions it left us with. It was truely amazing and interesting filled with cairns, dolmens and stone burial circles. All of this was in a gorgeous flower filled meadow.
We drove on to Donegal to see Donegal Castle. We were determined to make good use of our Heritage Pass today. The castle was on of the smaller that we have visited but it was nice, and we enjoyed getting out and walking around after so much time in the car.
When we returned to the car Carrie realized she wasn't sure if she had directions to our hotel. As she was checking, she received a pop up message saying she needed to connect to the Internet. the next message was a list of choices. There was apparently a neighbor with unsecured WiFi and we were in business! Thank you to the McDougall family for helping us find our hotel!
We checked in to our hotel, ate dinner in our room and made the decision to stay in for the night because we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow. The Internet is terrible but the price is right.
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