What a lovely picture - want to be there!! I've looked many times from the other direction too- wonderful isn't it? I'm researching Thompsons from Co. Down -do you have any Warrenpoint links in your family tree? Thank You for that Gill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Thompson" <wmthompson@btinternet.com> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 10:57 PM Subject: [Sc-Ir] Irish Sea Channel Crossing > To pick up on Edward's point, the sea crossing is very short. I live near > one of the wee harbours he refers to, and I know local people who jetski > across to Scotland. A local guy has a RIB boat and he can get from > Ballywalter harbour in Ulster to Portpatrick harbour in Scotland in 25 > minutes! (lots of fuel and horse power!) > > If you have a look at this link you can see a photo I took up near Torr > Head in County Antrim this summer. The Mull of Kintyre is amazingly close. > > http://www.lowcountryboys.com/hismap6.html > > > Regards, > Mark > >