Our first stop on day three was at Cerrickfergus Castle. There were "soldiers" staged throughout the castle to show you the everyday life of olden times. As with many of Ireland's castles, this one was on the sea. Our next stop up the coastline was at Glenariff Nature Reserve. There was a nice walk to a series of waterfalls. Here you begin to see the green fields of Ireland and lots of sheep! Our final stop this day was at Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. Check out the website for further details on this (http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Carrick-a-Rede-Rope-Bridge-Antrim-Northern-Ireland-Ballintoy-Ballycastle-P2829). The bridge is over a chasm 23 meters deep. The newer bridge felt quite safe, though a friend told us when he was little that the bridge was much more rickety and risky. The views from the island were amazing. Our final stay was at Sheep's Head Hostel--Laura got top bunk! There were lots of backpackers and fisherman staying the night. You can see one of the views from the hostel with the white building in the corner. Visitors were from around the world. At this point, the sun is rising around 4 am and setting at 10 pm--so you really need dark curtains to get any sleep!
I don't know that I would have been able to cross that bridge - too scary for me!
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