The First Day

In my last post I mentioned we were in Corrymeela near Ballycastle NI. So we had some downtime (like all day yesterday) and we went on a walk to the town (Ballycastle).  Here are some pics:

The view's from my room

My Room

Walking to Ballycastle:

Yes they drive on the wrong side of the road here...

and they have a lot of roundabouts. Mervyn told us 

last night that gas is about 5 pounds/gallon. That's about $8/gallon!

On our way back to Corrymeela this is the view. Also we 

could see Scotland from Ballycastle. I walked in the water here

and let me tell you it's about as cold as the Pacific...not pleasant.

It is definitely interesting to hear people talk here. They also use different words for different things. For example do not say 'pants' when talking about your jeans, etc.  Pants here means underwear and trousers are "pants".  Also a 'rubber' here is not referring to a condom but an eraser for a pencil. Their reference to time is different as well, using 'half past' and 'quarter of' and I'm sure the differences will continue. Mervyn was telling us they still deliver milk to your door everyday if you'd like it fresh and it's not any more expensive than buying it at the store. Everything is really more expensive here than the US but right now I'm not complaining. We have warm beds and hot showers and plenty of new food to try. Oh and Dad they don't make mashed potatoes creamy like we do, almost like just simply mash the boiled potatoes.  

Well we are all rested from the jet lag, or most of us are, as we stayed up as long as we could yesterday to get on the right time schedule. So today we are getting ready to go to the Giant's Causeway, the 8th wonder of the world. Pics will come later as time allows. Have a wonderful day!