Today we drove along the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland. Our first stop was Giants Causeway. This area along the coast has pockets of hexagonal columns that protrude up from the earth. There is a local legend of Finn the Giant causing these stones to form. We really enjoyed climbing all over them and seeing their unique shapes. It is hard to describe how interesting it was to see it up close. After our visit to Giants Causeway we headed to Carrack-a-rede Rope Bridge. The bridge spans a casm that is 30 meters below the bridge and takes you out to a tiny island off shore. A maximum of 8 people are allowed on the bridge at any one time and it is single direction traffic. The kids enjoyed bouncing across it. The walk on the island was nice and peaceful. After that we drove the rest of the coastal road down to Belfast where we met our ferry to end the Ireland portion of our trip. After two and half hours on the ferry we reached Scotland. Two and half more hours and we arrived in Edinburgh for the night. We will spend three nights here before heading south towards home. Tomorrow is a lazy day and possibly the Edinburgh Castle (if the girls are up to it).
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