The Journey

Lagan Viking, originally uploaded by Ben Goode.

We have made our move over to Northern Ireland! Accommodation plans were changed last minute which caused Jen and I to question our decision to move over there. But with just a few days left in our house and both of us having left our jobs, we went ahead with our original plans.

We were due to get the Ferry on Sunday night at 10.30 from Birkenhead, Liverpool. But when we got there we were told the Ferry had been delayed until 6.30 the following morning. It was a long drive in our hired Ford Luton van, it was so loud and I'm sure it had square wheels. Jen had the great idea of getting ear plugs at our first Motorway Services stop. The moment they went in it was like someone had sound proofed the doors, and lined the floor with plush carpet. Had it not been for the bumpy ride, I would have forgotten altogether that I was driving the van, oh and the fact I could turn the steering wheel 10 degrees clockwise or anti-clockwise without the van moving an inch.

At the docks we were now faced with a long and very cold night spent in a tiny departure lounge. A departure lounge with no heating and a TV stuck on ITV1.

We boarded the NorfolkLine ferry 'The Lagan Viking' at half 4 on Monday morning. We headed straight to our cabin to get some sleep. I awoke to what I thought was an earthquake at 6.30 a few hours after boarding, to just find we were leaving port. It took 10 hours to get to Belfast!

I am currently in England as I type this, I have returned the Van and now waiting for tomorrow night to drive my car to Birkenhead, Liverpool and get back over to Belfast. It has only been a few days, but I'm missing Jen and Micah loads!

Jen has already found us a house, we'll have a few spare bedrooms which means we can have visitors come out and stay with us :).

Today I did the photo shoot for Just Clear IT Solutions. It had been canceled from a few weeks back due to bad weather, luckily today the weather was pretty good by the afternoon. The shoot went really well, the shots will soon be available in the client area.