4 June 2012 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY Monday

With the only sunny day forecast for the week, we made a quick getaway to go north along the Antrim Coast.  The coastline is spectacularly jagged and the land appears to come to an abrupt end with grass growing right to the edge before becoming beach.

The natural formation of the rocks of Giant's Causeway and hard to believe with their almost symmetrical and clean cut edging.

Of course we climbed on them like every other tourist but it is actually a pity that it's allowed because they are being worn smooth.  It was a big walk to get there, so Mum and Keith didn't get up close and personal with the rocks.









Our next stop was Ballintoy which has the cosiest harbour any of us have ever seen.  I think even smaller than the one in Mousehole.  So tiny in fact, that we couldn't stop anywhere to take a photo.  However, just up the lane was The Red Door Tearoom where we had lunch with a peaceful sheep meadow as our backdrop.  Whenever do you get to have lunch with sheep in arms reach!

Another big walk later and we reach Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge.  We all braved the 20 metre long and 30 metre high crossing to the other side.  Evidence that Mum and Keith crossed over too.

The scenery from the small island was incredibly dramatic.

The fisherman originally built a rope bridge to get to the migrating salmon.  There is still a fisherman's cottage on the island where he lives for 4 months, but it's too stuck away to photograph successfully.