Northern Ireland is stunning. We think it is one of the prettiest parts of Ireland we have seen so far (there is plenty to see yet!) Probably the beautiful warm sunny weather helped, but this area is very open, rolling green hills and the usual green cliffs right to the sea edge. Portrush beach and sandunes were just like home - we even took photos of the sand!! The day was so clear we could see right across to Scotland and see the Mull of Kintyre. Fortunately Paul McCartney wasn't out with the bagpipe brigade that day!
We did go to the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge that I planned to cross, but a 20 minutes wait to buy tickets that cost 8 pounds and another 45 min wait to cross both ways forced us to keep moving in search of lunch. It is a 20m long and 1m wide bridge of wire and rope spanning the chasm between the sea cliffs and the little island of Carrick-a-Rede - 30m about the water. Not sure Scott would have carried out his threat to cross it. I would have, I'm game for anything!
Dunluce Castle is perched on a crag of basalt and was the seat of the McDonnell family in the 16th and 17th centuries. Part of the castle including the kitchen fell into the sea in 1639 taking seven servants and a night's dinner with it!
The rest of our trip back to Belfast was along the Antrim Coastal road and through the 9 Glens of Antrim, beautiful little coastal towns.
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