I love being on ships (best way to travel, I think), and I made the most of the upper outdoor deck as we cast off.
Eventually I went below and tucked into an "Irish breakfast," which a) satisfied my hunger and b) felt like a good way to say goodbye to Ireland.
About two hours later, Wales came into view.
As pedestrian passengers we had just walked on in Dublin, but here in Holyhead we jumped on a bus and were driven to the terminal, where we were very quickly through border control.
From Holyhead I was catching the train to Birmingham, and the train station is immediately adjacent to the ferry terminal.
But, I had a couple of hours to spare, so I walked into the town for a coffee and some lunch. My train left at 13:27, and was very comfortable, and I enjoyed watching Wales go by from the window.
My hotel in Birmingham is very close to the train station, so I checked in, and was a bit taken aback at how ritzy it is! Not even particularly expensive, but UK standards (99 pounds, I believe).
I was desperately needing to do laundry, so I found a laundromat and got my laundry going. In between laundry cycles, I enjoyed walking around, especially next to the canals.
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I also sat down for a drink in this great pub.
I am not in Birmingham for any particular reason, other than I need to get to London on Sunday for my flight home, and figured it would be an interesting place to stop on the way. In some ways it was not as interesting as I thought it might be, but certainly it is a nice city and the mixture of old and modern architecture is especially noteworthy, I thought.
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