Just Another Hitchhiking Trip:
Starting Location: Letterfrack, Ireland
Destination: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Time: approximately 11 hours
Now this was a very exhausting journey merily because of the weather. We experienced rain and cold winds, all while being under the weather ourselves. Nevertheless, we did get to Belfast. I couldn’t even tell you how many rides we had because there were too many to count. The drive itself is just under five hours, yet as you can see above we spent much longer on the road. This is mainly because we had tons of short rides. We accepted them because it was worth it (we would be escaping the cold, even if it was only a couple of kilometers onward). Thankfully as it was nearing dark, we had a wonderful man who gave us an hour ride, which took us into the city of Belfast. He even dropped us off at our desired address around 10 that night. It was a very long day.
So what we learned from this little trip?
1) Wear warmer clothes and have a rain jacket
2) Don’t hitchhike if your are sick... usually not worth it
3) Hitchhiking still remains a successful mode of transport