Day 1: Ballyclare to Dublin

Hopefully, I do not speak to soon, but the weather definitely seems to be changing here from winter to spring and the travelling today, on Day 1 of our marathon trip, was simply exquisite (to say the least). There is nothing to touch the Emerald Isle when the sun is shining and spring flowers are blooming!

It may not be very far from Ballyclare to Dublin Airport, but it’s the start of a journey that will take us right round the world in a matter of months.

We drove across Northern Ireland to drop off our car with a dear friend this morning and then took a bus to Dublin airport from Omagh, with members of our church family in Co. Tyrone meeting us and blessing us on our way in surprising and beautiful ways.

We are spending the first night in Dublin and, tomorrow morning, we expect to catch our first flight (of the twenty-two!) of this amazing trip.