I heard about the giant causeway, a natural rock formation caused by volanic eruption some 60 million years ago caught my interest, so Joe and I headed off to Northern Ireland for a weekend road trip in May. Being on the road reminded us of our roadtrips back home, and driving along the coast reminded us of the Great Ocean road drive.
Weather wasn't that good (Ireland is definately not known for its weather) so I was happy to view the scenes from the car. Our first stop was Carrick-a-rede rope bridge where normally you can cross over by foot, but there it got so windy, that the bridge was closed for a short period.. some tourists were trapped on the small island for while, so we decided to skip it and go to the Giant Causeway. Luckily for us, the rain stopped and we got to enjoy the natual beauty... Some of the rock formations were perfect Pentagon and Hexagon columns.. Pretty cool.
Legend has it, an Irish giant by the name of Finn MacCool once roam here and built the Giant Causeway. The Irish do have an extrodinary imagination, and are always full of stories. We then visited Dunluce castle, considered by many Irish folks to be the most picturesque and romantic of Irish castles. We wrapped up the day with dinner at local irish pub.
Sunday was spent exploring Belfast, which is nice, but nothing memorable compared to many other cities we've been to.
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