The Republic of Ireland
After leaving Derry, we slipped across a boarder that isn't there. If the mobile phone hadn't informed us, we wouldn't have known. To make the most of this unexpectedly sunny day, we drove into a nature reserve, where my human could ride the bike around a lake, and then we chilled in the sun for the rest of the afternoon. Although it's a protected area, overnighting isn't prohibited, and so we fell asleep to nothing but silence in this very peaceful place. We drove on to Letterkenny. The highlight there was the lady running the little town museum. She had spent half a year in Garmisch-Partenkirchen when she was 17. So, about 50 years ago. Her German was, understandably, a bit rusty. After a quick look around an abandoned castle and it's garden, we went to see Roger, who lives with his girlfriend Caroline (Cal) in a very cute little cottage in the middle of beautiful nowhere. They have 5 cats and 3 horses, as well as a never ending supply of good cheer and happin...