Day 2 Belfast Northern Ireland Saturday 30th June 2012

My flight left Perth for Dubai on time at 10.30 pm. It was 10 and a half hours in duration and I managed to get some broken sleep. We arrived at Dubai at 5.30 am to a very hot 32 degrees which was amazing really given it was so early in the morning. By the time I found Gate 206 it was time to board my flight to Dublin. Duabi Airport is an incredible sight with so many people and so many flights leaving at this early hour. The duty free shops went for miles and miles. My flight to Dublin was 8 hours and was a very uncomfortable journey without any sleep, a full plane of passengers and extremely small seats. It was wonderful to see the coastline of Ireland and was a most welcome sight indeed..I finally made it to the bus that would take me to Newry Northern Ireland to meet cousin Mary for the first time. The bus trip took an hour from Dublin and as we pulled up I could see Mary there waiting. The rain started to fall slightly but that did not deter our emotional hugs and screams as we came together for the very first time. Mary then drove us to Belfast which took about an hour stopping to pick up some supplies for our apartment . The apartment is fabulous and is situated directly across the street from the PRONI - could not be more perfect. I am very tried so must close this blog now but will add some thoughts tomorrow about Belfast,