Where's the pub??

Hello. Is there anybody out there reading this? I know there is. I can hear you breathing.
Please comment to feed my ego.

WOW!! What a culture shock!
To go from a town like Dingle where there are 8 churches and 36 pubs, all but 3 have live entertainment nightly, to Portrush where there are about 5 pubs and only 2 have nightly entertainment.
Plus the majority of the stores & businesses have garage door type shutters that they roll down to completely cover the store front at 6:00pm. The streets are nearly deserted here after 8:00 pm, except near restaurants and the 5 pubs.
Portrush is a resort town and this is the off season. There is a beautiful beach. It looks to be about 3 km long. Think Grand Bend. There are 3 amusement parlors on the main street and a small amusement park near the harbor with rides for the kids.
Today was rainy (surprise, surprise) so it was a bit of a down day. We got caught up on some reading and e-mails etc and just relaxed after a few busy days of hiking and driving.
We did, however, go to the Carrick-a-Redde swinging bridge. The bridge was originally built so fishermen could get to the small island to check their salmon nets.

The original bridge was the foot bridge with no sides and a single rope to hang onto as the fishermen crossed with a load of fish slung over their shoulder. They only used it in the summer and pulled it up in the winter.

Maryann conquered her fear of heights and crossed the bridge 100 feet above the surging water. She even looked down. There are absolutely no guard rails or barriers on the island. So you are on your own to stay safely back from the edge of the cliffs.

The weather was crappy and the grassy knolls were slippery so we didn't hang around for long.
Tomorrow we head for Belfast. Only two more days then home.
Imagine that - we've been together 24 hours a day for 16 days and are still speaking to each other!!