We didn't need to rush as the ferry was at 11.30, but nevertheless made a reasonably early start and arrived at the port to find there was a 30 minute delay, due to fog in the channel. Eventually boarded and found comfortable seats and the ferry departed only 20 minutes late. The sea was flat calm and we never really noticed the crossing as we decided on an early light lunch to avoid having to stop once we were across.
Arrival and disembarking quickly we headed off to try and get ahead of the traffic in which endeavour we were quite successful as the roads were quiet. The rain had stopped before we got up and the clear weather had extended ahead of us so it was a pleasant drive through southern Scotland, pausing just before Dumfries to let Jamie out and enjoy a cuppa. The ferry traffic caught us up, recognised by a long line of almost identical white vans we'd travelled with on the crossing, but on setting off again there weren't any hold-ups.
We finally reached home just before 7.00 pm, got tea organised then started the unloading, which will be finished tomorrow.
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And so ends another trip with new memories of places seen and enjoyed. We really liked Ireland right from the start and wished we'd allowed a little longer as we'd only managed half of our objective, the Wild Atlantic Way but we resolved to return next year to take up where we left off and maybe stay a little longer too. We were very fortunate with the weather; it was never cold and what rain we had didn't prevent us from doing anything.
So Bertie will get cleaned and put away again, but there are a few jobs that need attending to before the annual service and of course our next trip, which will probably be our over-winter flight south to the sun.
If you're still with us, thanks for joining us and we hope you've enjoyed reading this load of rubbish!
Terry, Brenda and of course not forgetting Jamie.
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