My departure day has finally arrived. I would like to thank my wonderful husband, Dave and my two fantastic sons, Ben and Nick for their love and support without which this journey could not take place. My flight leaves Perth this evening at 10.30pm heading for Dubai - 10 hours duration and I hope to sleep most of the way. I will be in transit at Dubai for 1 hour then board my flight to Dublin which is 8 hours arriving into Dublin at 12.15pm their time. Then its onto the express bus to Newry where my lovely cousin, Mary will meet me at the bus station. This will be a special moment in time for our McGuigan family as we come together after 160 years - better get my tissues ready! Mary and I will then drive an hour to Belfast where we have rented an apartment in the Titanic Quarter for a few days to undertake research at the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. The next post I will do will be from Belfast to let you know how the flights went and describe the emotional meeting in Newry. Slán go fóill (goodbye for now in Gaelic)
Cead mile failte Brenda, I cannot wait to meet you next week. I hope you and Mary have a great few days before you arrive in Dungiven for our tea party! Safe journey, see you soon.x
ReplyDeleteLove Elaine x