June 13th 2024.
We’re doomed, doomed and doomed again. Every time we visit cliffs we have awful weather especially rain and today has been no different. In fact it has rained all day today and the wind is currently blowing a hoolie.
We had intended to visit the ruins of Dunluce Castle but unfortunately there was no way we would have been able to get close with the motorhome. However not far away there is a very good car park with two viewing platforms that project just past the edge of the cliffs.
We drove through a few small towns with beautiful sandy beaches but as it was raining heavily it wasn’t worth stopping. We drove on until we reached the town of Bushmills where we are stopping tonight.
After lunch we enquired in the Tourist Information Office how to get to the nearby Giants Causeway, 10 minutes later we were on a local bus that dropped us off at the visitors centre. The coastline here is under the control of the National Trust but as I’ve allowed our membership to lapse we had to pay the full amount to pass through the centre and out to the causeway, it cost £15.50 each. It was still raining heavily and as it is a long walk down to the rocks we caught the shuttle bus for £2 return each.
This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a geological wonder with over 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, The Giants Causeway is the result of intense volcanic and geological activity. The Causeway provides a glimpse into the earth’s most ancient past, an epic 60 million year old legacy to the cooling and shrinking of successive lava flows.
In the distance we could see on the cliffs more columns so we decided to walk up and have a look.
They were even more impressive close up.
As you can imagine such a wonderful place has given rise to many myths and legends, one that the coast was carved by the mighty giant, Finn McCool.
We are staying tonight on a car park that accepts motorhomes, next to us is a large motorhome from the Netherlands, the owner spoke to us and explained he had been reading the blog of our travels in Ireland, he commented he had travelled much the same route as we had taken.
It then transpired we are on the same ferry to Scotland on Tuesday. He was heading off to do a tour of the distillery but on his return he gave us his business card and said next time we visit the Netherlands we were invited to stay on his drive, what a kind gesture, one we will seriously consider.
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