Ireland 8 - 18 July 2023
Saturday 8 July to Tuesday 18 July Saturday 8 July. Leave the Bushmills car park where we - and 11 other motorhomes - spent the night. Free to park but no showers and the public toilets are closed at night. Drive through Coleraine to Derry/ Londonderry and park next to the River Foyle. Go for a walk of a mile or so along the city walls, which gives us good views of some of the handsome buildings (Georgian and Victorian), the OTT Guildhall and several 17th century cannons. We see the Protestant area to the east of the city, where a flute and drum band are practising (presumably for 12 July marches) and the Bogside, the mainly Catholic area, both areas where so much violence has taken place. Look for somewhere to have lunch. Plenty of cafés but, after trying the Foyleside Shopping Centre and a couple of places on the streets, we opt for "Maiden Heaven" (groan) near the Guildhall. Order / pay ...