We left Ballycastle for the Giant's Causeway and continued to be amazed at the different beauty of the coast line. This drive is in the "top 5" in the world--according to someone! The volcanic rocks looked like honeycomb. A nice walk to the top of the hill gave good panoramic views too--you'll see the zigzag trail we took. At the top of the hill, a flock of sheep greeted us. Our next stop was Dunlace Castle--we opted to skip the Bushmills whiskey distillery along the way. Laura dipped her toes in the water at Downhill--she quickly found a small crab in one of the tidal pools. Our last stop of the day was in Derry--"the city of walls." Quite a lot of history in this short walk on the top of the walls--the town had been sieged many times, bombed, rebuilt, etc. It is only in the last decade that the canons were refurbished and reinstated on the wall. Derry and Belfast were two key locations during the Troubles and quite volitle. Much has been done here by those involved in the Peace Movement, but as with Belfast, the toll has been taken on the economic infrastructure of the city. We stayed in Letterkenny at the Ballyraine Guesthouse--so voted our most favorite shower in Ireland! A hearty Irish breakfast got us on the road the next day.
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