The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

The Giant’s Causeway is the spectacular section of coastline in Northern Ireland. On the off chance that you ever have the opportunity to drive from Belfast to Londonderry along the Causeway Coastal Route, you will see the Giant’s Causeway and experience a standout amongst the most scenic views on the planet.

When I was arranging my first excursion to Ireland, my companion Carol told me I needed to see the Giant’s Causeway. So I did. She was correct; it was such a wonderful and unusual site. I’ve been returned to visit again and plan to make another outing there soon.

The Giant’s Causeway has been visited since the eighteenth century. It is a gathering of gigantic geometric-shaped rocks anticipating into the Atlantic Ocean and pillars of rocks making up the cliffs beside the coastline. The interesting rock shapes were framed around 60 million years back by volcanic eruptions. The magma cooled to influence the basalt to shake.

The folklore about Giant’s Causeway says the rocks were created by a giant named Finn MacCool. All things considered, his Irish name was Finn macintosh Cumaill. He needed to battle an opponent giant named Benandonner who lived in Scotland, so he tossed enormous stepping stones across the sea so the Scottish giant could come over and do battle.
At the point when the Scottish giant went over the sea, Finn was scared and ran home to ask his significant other, Oonagh, to enable him to cover up. His better half disguised Finn as an infant and place him in a support. At the point when Benandonner saw the size of the “infant”, he assumed the father would be tremendous. So he ran home and tore up the stone pathway so Finn couldn’t go over. There are similar shake columns at Fingal’s Cave on the Scottish island of Staffa, where the giant returned home.

When you visit the Giant’s Causeway, take time to stop at the visitor’s center. There’s a short movie about the Causeway and if you’d like to you can buy souvenirs here. Walk or take the bus down to the coastline to get a close look at the astonishing rocks. You can keep on walking along the trail that takes you to a higher vantage point for a stunning perspective of the coastline.

When I first visited the Giant’s Causeway, my companion Mary and I strolled up and down the coast from the top of the cliffs. A specialist was moving the trail inland a bit. When we stopped to talk with him, we discovered that a tourist had as of late strolled too close to the edge while taking a photograph and had fallen. Keep in mind your camera, yet be extremely cautious!

An excursion to the Giant’s Causeway can be an experience of several days. Start in Belfast and take in some of the great sites such as the Botanical Gardens. As you drive east to the coastal interstate, stop at Carrickfergus Castle. Then take as much time as is needed driving north and visit at least one of the Glens of Antrim and scenic towns en route. Carnlough is a delightful harbor town. Stop in for lunch at one of the Irish pubs.

As you close to the northern coast of Ireland, you can take a detour off the primary thruway and drive along a winding and lovely course to see Torr Head on the east coast. The scenery is stunning!

Bear in mind to stop at the Carrick-A-Rede rope extension and take a short, yet slightly scary, stroll over the sea to an adjacent island.
When you achieve the north coast, you might need to stay at an overnight boardinghouse in Bushmills or, for a genuine treat, stay at the famous Bushmills Inn. The food is fantastic, the fires are warm and the hotel is comfortable.

Following an unwinding night, tour the Giant’s Causeway and take a long climb along the coast. In the event that you stay another night, take a tour of Bushmill’s Distillery, the oldest licensed whiskey distillery on the planet.
Proceed with your drive west along the north coast and stop to see the ruins of Dunluce Castle. This is a standout amongst the most dramatic castle settings you will visit. You can envision how part of the castle (and some of the occupants!) once fell into the sea.

The last piece of your trek will incorporate a tour of the walled city of Londonderry. Find out about the history and culture of this novel destination to finish your voyage.

In the event that you visit Northern Ireland and the Giant’s Causeway, you won’t be sorry. Numerous tourists don’t wander this far north on their visit to Ireland. They don’t realize what they’re missing!

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Glass Beach

We are going to start someplace a little bit closer to home, but one that is definitely worth going to if you haven’t been there before.

What began as a dump site in 1906 Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California is now a beautiful part of MacKerricher State Park .

You can read about it on Wikipedia, you can check it out on YouTube but even if you don’t do any of those things you should go.  It is so cool!