We covered a lot of ground today.
We started by heading north from Belfast towards the Antrim Coast. It took some work to locate the ‘Dark Hedges’, made famous by the Game of Thrones series. Very remote (and super cool). The northern coastline is striking. We stopped at the Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge (Dick walked it, I did not) and then on to the Giant’s Causeway. Incredible. Lots and lots of tourists at the Causeway – most with Chinese accents. We have a long drive along the coast to Portrush (looks nice), then (London) Derry. We had hoped to take a tour of the Belleek Pottery factory but arrived late. Mary picked up a nice, very well-packaged pottery basket.
Finally, we crossed the border into the Republic of Ireland and Donegal Town. While dining at the nearby Castle Bar, we met a Canadian gentleman from Toronto doing a cycle tour of both Ireland & Northern Ireland. Interesting discussion! At his suggestion we topped off the night with a walk to the Reel Inn where a trad band was playing.
