Day trip to Ireland for £0.02 (four cents)

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Some months ago a friend gave me the heads up that if I got my internet booking in quick I could join him and his son in September on a day trip to Ireland when we could get penny fares in both directions with Ryanair. No extras for charges, taxes, etc., just a penny each way (two cents), though any luggage would have to be paid separately. This is where the Freelander sporran comes in handy as I was able to wear everything I needed for the day, with the big sporran holding camera, mobile phone, money, passport etc., thus avoiding an extra charge for baggage. For the same reason I decided to wait till after the trip before installing a kilt pin in my new County Armagh kilt, as a kilt pin, being potentially sharp, would have had to be checked in.

We passed over Liverpool, lower left of picture where we can identify the Albert docks and the Liver Building. Across the Mersey in upper right of view is Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula.

It was a very clear day for flying and here we can pick out the beach and seaside resort of Llandudno, on the left side of the Great Orme peninsula. Great Orme Head rises to 600 feet and is accessible to holidaymakers by cable car or tramway.
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