My dearly betrothed has just informed me that each night our total bill for a meal is 20% food and 80% booze. That average seems fine to me, as I am not the one holding up the 80%. What is concerning however is that I have just read the label of my favorite new tipple called Bullmer's Cider. It says on the back of the bottle that responsible consumers should only drink 2-3 units per day and that one pint bottle contains 2.6 units. Well this means I am fekked as I try to drink four pints a night meaning 9.2 units per day (or something like that). My consolation is that I do this at the end of each day while writing this blog, which explains the spelling and gramma!
Leaving Maghera this morning was exciting for me as we were heading to the Giants Causeway, which is sort of the Northern tip of Ireland. When you look through the photos, you will see I have photographed what looks like hexagonal shaped stone, and in fact they are perfectly shaped like this. Although some have 4 and 6 sides so it is all not entirely hexagonal.
I was mesmerized with these rocks and the foreshore in which they shrouded. A majestic, beautiful place that again as a tourist you are well informed of the regions place in history and heritage of the area. Travelling in the Audi is exceptional. I have to say is a car that I love to drive and will really hate handing back to Hertz at the end of the trip. It is covered in mud and looks like we have been through the outback, and Marty has managed to cover the back seat in all our rubbish and surplus clothing claiming that this is protocol on a road trip.
We travelled mainly coast roads today, heading only inland at the end of our trip. From Maghera we travelled to
Coleraine
Port Stewart, which are the photos of the coastal town with, condensed houses and sea. It was my favorite coastal town today.
Port rush
Bushmills where we toured the famous Bushmills distillery. Located in the heart of the outstanding beauty of the Giants Causeway the “Old Bushmills Distillery” is truly a legend amoungst distilleries. It is the oldest licensed distillery in Ireland. As early as the 13th Century, there is mention of Uisce Beatha- The Water Of Life in Gaelic- being made in the area around Bushmills and historic references to distilling at Bushmills can be tracked back to 1490. But it was in 1608 that the area was officially licensed to distill whisky.
Causeway head
Carrick Bridge which are the photos of the rope bridge
Looked over the Mull of Kintyre and the Isle of Man from Carrick Bridge.
Bally Castle, another coastal town of exquisite coastal gorgeousness and
Lairne which was non descript and passable.
Turned inland through too Ballymena and home to Maghera where we spend our last night before heading to Belfast tomorrow.
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