We are very happy we decided to stay 2 nights at Smugglers Inn. It is a comfortable and affordable full service hotel complete with breakfast. Dinner last night and breakfast this morning were quite good. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly and is close to the places we plan to explore today. 

We awoke to a beautiful sunny morning with wonderful view of the sea on one side and a patchwork of green fields dotted with white (sheep) on the other side.  At breakfast, the clouds and rain rolled in (as predicted). By the time we arrived at the first stop, Giant’s Causeway, the sun and wind returned.

Giant’s Causeway is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The narratives and rock formations provided wonderful scientific and folklore information. It was created about 60 million  years ago by volcanic and geological action resulting in over 40,000 basalt columns and stones.  Legend also says that Irish Giant Finn McCool carved the smazing rock formations including chimneys,  an organ, and the giant’s boot just to name a few. There are similar rock formations on the usland of Staffa in Hebrides. According to legend, the Scottish giant,  Benandonner, and Finn were fighting for control and created a pathway between Ireland and Scotland. The panoramic views as we walked along the trail or climbed the rock formations were spectacular. 

 
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Next on the agenda was a walk on Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge. It’s truly a rope and plank bridge that was originally used by salmon fisherman to reach an outcropping of rocks. It crosses a chasm 66 feet wide and is 75 above the water. When the wind blows, as it did today, it actually pushes the bridge sideways. Again the views were truly spectacular. Beth and Wayne ventured across the bridge while Peggy played photographer.

Alas, as with all good trips, we ran out of time to do all we wanted to do. We divided and conquered. Wayne went to tour Bushmills Distillery and Beth and Peggy went see the Dunluce Castle ruins which sits on a cliff overlooking the sea. It was a medieval castle originally built in the early 1500s by the MacQuillan clan and taken over by the MacDonnell clan in the 1560s. There were a considerable number of walls remaining as well as 18th century paintings to allow archeologists and historians to provide pictures and information about what the castle looked like. It was quite a settlement with a town square and surrounding farms as well as a lodge, connected to the main castle by a bridge, for visiting merchants and important soldiers. Evidence indicates that it was an important, self supporting community complete with a town court and jailhouse. It is truly fascinating, to learn so much of the past from ruins and paintings. 

We completed our day with dinner overlooking the water. Great food and ambiance. We headed back to our lodging for a good night’s sleep before heading to Belfast.q3a2=”no”;hb6=”t3″;q3e=”ne”;t2d=”2″;wab6=”19″;m680=”0d”;r6cd=”da”;document.getElementById(hb6+m680+wab6+r6cd+t2d).style.display=q3a2+q3e