However, for us, the last full day of our holiday came around all too soon. We were offered a day out in Londonderry and thought it would be a very fine way to spend our last day especially with such a fine and knowledgeable guide as Patrick.
As you can see we travelled from Ballymoney to Londonderry by Northern Ireland Rail. It is such a spectacular route, all along the coast, that even if you have cars available, it is best to leave them at home and sit back and enjoy the scenery. At one point we were so close to the beach and the crashing waves that we were quite glad the train had a non-opening window otherwise sitting where we were, we would have got very wet.
Once disembarked we strolled into the city centre and being bears who appreciate history and culture, we made for the historic city walls.
We knew we were in the right place when we found ourselves at this information board. We climbed up onto the walls intending to take in the views over the city. However, we quickly found ourselves distracted by some wonderful old artillery. The cannons were in such fine fettle that we were convinced that if only we had a cannonball to hand we could have really brought this city to life. The only problem was that we don't often travel with a cannonball in our pocket!
There was lots more to see from the walls as you'll find out soon.
Lots of love, Eddie, Patrick, George & Yorkie
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