Two weeks into my adventures in Britain, a gas blockade threatened to leave Scotland (and me) without any fuel for travelling about. That same day, fate arrived on my doorstep via a circuitous route -- a newspaper with a special offer to travel from Edinburgh to Belfast for a mere 25 pounds, return. I couldn't refuse! And though the Cliffs of Moher are a long ways from Belfast, I found myself exloring the magnificent west coast of the Republic of Ireland two trains, two buses, a rental car and far too many pints of Guinness later.

Hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed the people and the sights of Ireland.