Apparently, I overdid it downloading photos and gmail shut me down for “unusual activity”. Don’t they know me yet? It’s been a LONG time of me and travel photos! Anyway, back up and running… After an exhausting day in Northern Ireland, we decided not to take the tender to shore. I know! We should have visited Glasgow but it was a tender and a bus… just didn’t have it in me!

Our third and final stop for the day… Carrick-a-rede Bridge… Our fun begins with a 1.25 mile walk along this beautiful coastline. Again, flowers blooming and the terrain very green. Booking ahead to ensure free parking, we basically committed ourselves to this visit.

Next stop on our one day journey… Giant’s Causeway. Wow! We had a cruise booked in this same area but it was canceled during Covid shutdown. This was on our list of “must see” locations. From the port, it is about an hour and a half drive… roundabout after roundabout… narrow two lane roads. Despite being narrow, the speed limit was usually 60km. My unsuredness had me going slower than most so I was constantly being passed. That’s fine… we made it safe and sound.

To be honest… I’ve never seen “Game of Thrones”… but I love travel. I love “kodak moments” and I love to see iconic settings. That was ALL accomplishied today! Our day began on Bregagh Rd…

One of our favorite towns… small and cozy Cobh, Ireland. As a port stop, it’s perfect because we pull right into the action. Check out what a cute town this is!

Our first day and almost every day from here on out, will be port stops. We usually select itineraries with very few stops because we enjoy the relaxing pace of sea days. First stop… Port of Portland. We decided against booking a tour because nothing really appealed to us. We will just enjoy wandering around. Down along the beach, we passed by this Merry-Go-Round.

It’s finally here!!! Ship day!!! We had to struggle to get Princess to honor our credit… we couldn’t travel when they first opened up and then they tried to say it was too late. With much badgering, we finally got them to agree to put our Future Cruise Credits toward this trip. So we upgraded to a Mini-Suite and got the Plus Package (great deal)… and now we are sailing away!

Our first stop of the day was the sight we can see outside our window… for a couple of days now, I’ve had the Frank Sinatra song, “Winchester Cathedral” has been playing in my head. I just couldn’t resist adding the song as background music to my Instagram account… That song has been part of my life since I was a very small girl…