The Glens of Northern Ireland are spectacular. Built around rivers that flow into the sea these fertile valleys go from the rivers up spectacular hills and mountains that are farmed, grazed, and blocked off by hedge row and rock walls. This is a picture of the end of one of the glens and is typical of miles of beautiful scenery.
Bonnie managed to get a picture of a seal sunning itself on the rocks along side the road. At risk to our lives we turned around and managed to stop on the road holding back traffic long enough to get a few shots. This guy walking on the sidewalk had to walk around us twice as we pulled in front of him twice taking shots to get this one. Even the seal is smiling at the human behind the camera!
Carric-a-rede is Irish for rock in the road. In this case the rock is the huge granite formation below in the middle of the sea”road”. In the late 1600’s the local fisherman constructed this rope bridge (one more simple) to get to the rock and down to the sea where they netted migrating salmon that would spawn in the protected cave nearby. With winds blowing at 30 to 40 mph, Bonnie and I joined hundreds others today walking across the rope bridge to get a spectacular view of the seagulls, jelly fish, and even a couple of salmon (or at least I’m saying they were). Definitely a must see if ever a return trip occurs.
The Giants causeway is a lava formation that cooled slowly millions of years ago and because of the slow cooling formed these hexagonal formations.. About half a mile of visible formation forming some really cool shapes along the way. Local folklore has it that two giants battled out for supremacy here throwing the rocks back and forth…
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