City bustle in Belfast

Belfast is the first city we visited since we started this journey. We arrived by train from the Bangor marina. Our first impression was the typical bustle of cities: the buildings, the cars, the noise, the shopping streets, the people walking minding their business. Did you know that the Titanic was built in Belfast’s shipyards? We absolutely loved the Titanic Museum who immerses you in the economic and social context in parallel of telling the Titanic’s story.

While walking in the town, we started looking out for the many mural paintings. They are reminders of the city’s conflicts, messages for the fight of causes, promotions of businesses. As a result, they bring color and beauty to the streets.

Of course, pubs and Guinness are a major attraction of the city.

On the boat, Yan repaired the watermaker over a phone conference with the manufacturer. We were ready to cross the North Channel to Scotland. In addition to planning the tidal currents right, we had to deal with wind forecasts that oscillate between very strong winds or no wind. We finally set sails and our first hub was right after the Channel’s East Coast, Stranraer (Loch Ryan) where we anchored in a very windy and rainy night. We will see where it goes from here.