IF UR GOING TO NI FROM THE SOUTH WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND ,TAKE THE A77 FROM PRESWICK/AYR ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH TO STRANRAER...THE FERRY TAKES ABOUT 2 HOURS TO LARNE IN N. IRELAND...HAVE A NICE TRIP...MAKE SURE U STOP AT ROBERT BURNS PLACE IN AYR....ALSO AYR IS ONE OF THE PREETIEST SHOPPING TOWNS IN ALL OF SCOTLAND.... GEORGE CAMPBELL...STUART,FL