Hello friends and family!
Firstly, thank you all so much for your concern, thoughts, and prayers during this unexpected and abrupt change in our travel plans. It was great knowing you had (and still have) our backs. And a quick shoutout to my homegirl RACHEL KING for hooking us up with some potential leads. This girl is magic.
Its has indeed been a stressful few days..in part because we didn't know where to look for housing, and in part because of our host's seeming lack of understanding for the difficult position she was putting us in.
So, to make a long story short, we decided that we wanted to try and stay along the coast of Northern Ireland for at least an extra few days so that we could actually see some of the things we came to see (Giant's Causeway, the rope bridge, Jameson Distillery, etc). As luck would have it, we were able to locate a small hostel about 10 minutes away from Sonya's house, and a (literally) a 10 yard walk from the entrance to the Giants Causeway. We were able to swing a deal that includes our room, breakfast, and dinner for 15 pounds a day. Not to shabby. Right now its just the two of us in the hostel along with the owner. Thankfully another couple will be arriving tomorrow...which is good...because right now things are a touch on the awkward side.
We are planning to stay at this hostel until this coming Monday, at which point we will hop a bus to Belfast, and stay in a sister hostel for a few nights before heading back to Dublin to spend the remainder of our time with our second host. Whew. Did ya follow all that?
In Belfast we hope to explore the city, check out the Titanic museum and find a place for where I can get a good haircut. Although my stay in the magical Mullet-Land has been nice, I'm ready to move on.
So, tomorrow morning after breakfast, I'm hopping on a bus to Coleraine where I can hopefully procure some Hunter wellies (my sneakers have sprung a leak), and then we will commence with our exploration of the stunning coast!
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