On to Northern Ireland, and straight up to the North Coast. Here we found the Giant’s Causeway, a destroyed bridge built by giant Finn McCool to walk to Scotland. (or if you prefer scientific explanations, it came from volcanoes).
The girls and I are sitting at about the center of this photo
Sarah on the other side of the rocks pictured just above
We also crossed the exhilarating Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge over a 23m-deep and 20m-wide chasm. Since I was taking the photos, there are none of me, but I did cross – and I came back too, but that is the only way off the island.
Looking down from the bridge
And while on the Causeway Coast we visited the medieval Dunluce Castle.
All photos on this page © Rhonda Albom 2012 – Photos actually taken last week, as this blog is one week behind. We are off on a cruise for the next nine days. The blog posts are pre-scheduled and will continue, but I will not have access to respond to comments until we disembark – but I love comments, so keep them coming!
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Did you get to Ireland at all when you were over this way?
Yes we did. Twice to Ireland and once to Northern Ireland. We were invited to spend Christmas with a family in Enniskillen to the west of Belfast one year and had a wonderful time. We also had the opportunity to stay at Adair Manor in County Clare for a weekend through my work. The weekend we were there the manor was also used for some Anglo-Irish talks. There were men in black suits with sunglasses and walkie-talkies everywhere. One night we as a group of about ten walked into to town to the pub and as we were returning we were confronted by security who wanted to ask our life histories before allowing us back onto the property. It was very exciting!
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Adare Manor is amazing. I am so jealous you got to stay there (although we never even checked it out, as the budget for this trip would never allow something like that place.) Thanks for sharing your story.
Looks like your family is having a great time.
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Thanks Ellen, we are loving Ireland!
Cool!
Thanks Janis
Wow! What a breathtaking view! Sad to say, I can’t go with that hanging bridge, I have fear of heights. I might faint when I do that.
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I seem to be getting over a lot of fears on this trip. I wasn’t even going to get a ticket to cross, but the family ticket made my incremental cost tiny, so I figured I could decide after the mile hike to get there.
Mitchell, Bev, my mom, and I went to Ireland years ago. It was a wonderful trip!
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What fun! I do love Ireland and with your family it must have been a blast
Looks wonderful. I couldn’t have done the bridge years ago but would love to now. Don’t think Debbie would though.
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It wasn’t really too bad.