Thursday May 2

It was only an hour drive up to the north coast of Country Antrim. The town of Ballycastle would be our home base for four days. We dropped our luggage at our accommodations and headed out to explore. The weather had moderated. It was still overcast but the rain and wind were gone. So just up the coast is the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. The fishermen had been putting up this bridge every year for centuries, to get access to the little island where they could catch the salmon on their run. It is now done for the tourists. All fun and a great cliff walk on this very pleasant day.

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After lunch we hung out in Ballycastle for awhile and then with the sky lifting a little we headed west along the coast for a look at Dunluce Castle, hoping to get a sunset shot. I'll mention here that we are in "Game of Thrones" country. Much of the shooting for that series was done in this part of Northern Ireland and I believe Dunluce Castle was featured prominently. It is the most dramatically sited castle anywhere in Ireland. Part of it has already broken off and fallen into the sea. The sunset gods did relent and granted me a smidgeon of favor. 

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At that point we were out of light so we might as well go to the pub.