Cairnryan to Belfast Ferry
It was a 90 miles journey from our home in Clydebank to Port Cairnryan. We were booked on the 3.30 ferry. The sailing takes 2 hours 15 minutes.
|
|
On route we stopped at the Souters Inn in Kirkoswald. Good lunch
It was built on the site of the old school house where Robert Burns studied in 1775.It has a traditional thatched roof.
Paddy's Milestone also known as Ailsa Craig is halfway between Scotland and Belfast. From the mid-nineteenth century the island has been quarried for its rare type of micro- ranite with riebeckite (known as "Ailsite"), which is used to make stones for the sport of curling
Cairnryan is a village in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies on the eastern shore of Loch Ryan. Six miles north of Stranraer and 81 miles southwest of Glasgow.
12 daily sailings you can travel by foot or by car.
|
|
We were on the Stena Superfast VII .Very smart ship
|
|
|
Weather was not perfect on return. Had to shut the doors out to the deck.
Fear was the door would slam shut on someone hands. The wind was wild.
Fear was the door would slam shut on someone hands. The wind was wild.
Good levels of comfort and enjoyment onboard. Many cafes and bars.
Almost there. Time to land on Northern Ireland.
Time to depart the Ferry.
|
|
Belfast town.
