We decided to hire a car to see the Antrim coast . We saw this area on a travel show back in oz and have wanted to visit the region . The Antrim coast is in Northern Ireland. It took us all day to get to the coast as there is so much to see. Castles in ruins , old manors , bishop's residences , mausoleums all stunning to see. The quaint villages make Ireland quite unique. The lanes are very windy and quite hairy to drive around. There is only room for one car.
Quite often we had to stop for sheep and cows to be herded by the farmers. When crossing the "border " between Ireland and Northern Ireland the currency went from euros to pounds and from kms to miles.
Arriving at the Giant's Causeway was jaw dropping. The geographic formation from volcanic activity caused the rocks to form tall pillars of hexagonal stone, the area was full of them and we could climb over them. It was one of many times we wished the grand kids were with us. They were also up on the cliff face as well. It was well worth the journey.
Onto even more spectacular scenery to cross the ocean to an island via the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. It spans across a 24 metre swinging rope bridge 80 metres high above the chasm... glad it wasn't windy then. We watched the sunset over looking the Atlantic on top of 120 metre cliffs sitting on the soft grass amongst wild flowers, just the two of us ... one of those moments. We could have spent a lot longer in that area as well.
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