Monday, 22 August 2011

Stranrear (aka Stra-de-mere-mere)

We gave this spot our own nickname of "Stra-de-mere-mere".

Had a 4 hour drive from Lake District. Along the way, we stopped off at Carlisle to pick up some fruits from Iceland and then to Boots to get a sunscreen as we had forgotten to pack this along with us on our trip. Walked into Cotswold outdoor shop and managed to get a Gortex jacket which we kinda suspected would come in handy on the trip (Which it did, esp with the wind whilst walking the links golf courses, rain..etc). Good buy.

Alas, we arrived at our B&B at about 9ish. Hungry we were and attempted to look for some food nearby but no luck, as it was a pretty quiet village. We picked this place as it was just 2 mins drive to the Port of Stranrear where we were to board the 2hr 50mins ferry to Northern Ireland. We decided to take out our instant noodle back up rations and happily had it with fresh water cress. Yummmzz.

Woke up early at 630am for a very very wholesome and well presented brekky at 730am for our ferry which we had to be at the port for by 830am. Ferry departure time was 930am and off we went driving the car up into the ferry! Our first experience.

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