1. Northern Ireland Exchange May 2014
YFC Travel 2014
Northern Ireland Exchange May 2014

2. The trip
2 weeks
2 hosts
2 Counties
County Antrim
County Down

3. Straight from the craziness of Blackpool with my native Bakewell YFC…

4. …onto a crazy small plane to Belfast with my new Cornish friend Kelly

5. My first host family The Wallace’s

6. ..and my host club Lylehill YFC

7. My home for a week

8. A pedigree Holstein dairy farm

9. I helped prepare 3 cows to take to Balmoral Show

10. I saw the sights of County Antrim
View over Belfast from Cave Hill
Antrim Castle Motte and Bailey

11. Visited Belfast

12. Largest Agri Food Event in Ireland
Balmoral Show
Largest Agri Food Event in Ireland

14. Young Farmers Events

15. Showing John’s Cows

16. And the beer tent

17. Went to a Country Night- Richie Remo
Learnt how to Jive country style

18. 24 straight swing over parlour milks 250 cows
Milked some cows
24 straight swing over parlour milks 250 cows
3 times a day

19. YFC BBQ and discos

20. The Swap After week one a meal at a Mexican restaurant and on to County Down with the Rea Family

21. My second host family The Rea’s

22. ..and my host club Donaghadee YFC

23. The Titanic Experience

24. Belfast Bus Tour
The peace wall
Parliament

25. Exploring County Down

26. Game of Thrones Locations

27. Giants Causeway

28. North Coast

29. Kelly’s nightclub

30. Young Farmer fun Bowling with Donaghadee YFC
Partying with Donaghadee YFC

31. Robots!

32. YFC Charity Tractor Run

33. All packed up with a suitcase full of souvenirs and memories
Hometime 
All packed up with a suitcase full of souvenirs and memories

34. What I took from my trip Made friends Had fun Visited new places
Taking ideas home for YFC
Farming experiences
HAD FUN!!!

35. Learnt new words Norn Iron= Northern Irish Craic= fun… so it is
Boke= be sick… so it is
Couped= tipped over or broken…so it is
Full= drunk…so it is
dander= walk…so it is
Spot on…so it is
Dead on…so it is
So it is…so it is

36. Thanks to the Brian Morley Trust Fund from whom I received a grant to help fund my trip

37. I would recommend going on a YFC Travel trip to anyone.
Music: Wagon Wheel by Nathan Carter