I flew from Belfast to Manchester this afternoon then a train to Bolton and Mom's friend Grace sent a taxi for me. Mom and Grace worked together in the Scottish Gas Board (in Edinburgh) in 1959 and have kept in touch ever since. Grace was very kind and I had a place to stay for a couple of days. We were up talking until after midnight. (July 31) Bury, Lanceshire album Grace and I went to the "Famous Bury Markets". The most famous markets in the UK. My ...

So the last update was day’s ago and this after promising updates every few days until I reached Spain. Oops. Since I got to Dublin and then headed north there has been little or no wireless access. Very frustrating. Plus the phone card I bought does not seem to work. If I had internet access I might figure out why the phone card is not working up alas it is just a big circle. I will try to work backwards (just to confuse issues the photos are of course f...

After leaving Newcastle at a very early hour to avoid being on the same bus as the girl at the hostel I arrived in Belfast. (see last blog posting for details about this girl) Compared to Dublin Belfast is a beautiful city. I am staying at a hostel for two nights and then a guesthouse for another two nights. The hostel was very busy and the room with a total of 12 people in it was a bit much. The guy in the bunk above me talked in his sleep and tossed like a dyin...

For those of you that are just starting to receive my blog notices please feel free to go back to the previous few entries to catch up. I was just getting the blog going and didn't want to be sending out the notice of my updates until I was sure that I was going to use this site. If you would like me to remove you from the notice list please let me know and I will do that no problem. I plan to update the blog a couple of times or three a week as I am doing qui...

The last night in Lahinch before heading off to the Aran Islands for two nights. I will be going to Inish Mor the largest of the three islands that make up the Aran Islands. Total resident population 900. Lahinch has been wonderful. The best hostel ever. Goose down quilts, real pillows and great breakfasts. Everyone that I have met here agrees. In fact it is right now 9:30 in the evening all the girls in the dorm are here reading and relaxing in the very...