Honeymoon In Ireland- The Bogside and The Giant's Causeway

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9 July, 2008

Martin made us a fantastic breakfast.  I had a smoothie and French toast, he has a really amazing selection for breakfast!.  After leaving Martin, we headed down to the Bogside to take pictures of the murals.

The iconic gable at Free Derry Corner

The Petrol Bomber

Bernadette

Death of Innocence

Derry walls as seen from the Bloody Sunday Commemeration

Bloody Sunday Commemoration

INLA Hunger Strikers Tribute

Pro-Palestinian Mural

Bloody Sunday

Operation Motorman

The Runner

Civil Rights

The Saturday Matinee

We ended up going to the Free Derry Museum.  It was really moving.  The man working there is the brother of Michael Kelly - one of the victims of Bloody Sunday.  It was a really sobering, but fascinating place, tracing the civil rights movement of the city up to Bloody Sunday.

From Derry, we hit the Giant's Causeway.  What a day for it, 20° and sunny.  We even got a little too warm today!  Between Derry and the Causeway we were able to stop at an oceanfront picnic area (Magheracross) for our lunch.  What a nice surprise!

Legend has it, that Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool), a giant, built this causeway so he could walk to Scotland in order to fight a Scottish giant.  Scientists claim that a volcano is responsible.  I think we all know which is more likely, that's why it's called the Giant's Causeway.

Giant's Causeway

In addition to the formation, we also saw a large group of dolphins playing nearby.  We then headed to our B&B, Oakfield Guesthouse in Lower Ballinderry, County Antrim.

The Bean an Tí, Rosaleen and her son, Johnny are really fantastic!  I had some really nice chats with her before Sarah and I headed to the village of Moira to eat.  We ate at the Four Trees.  Nice food, good looking place.  £25 for two entrees, 2 beers and a side of veg.  It was pouring rain when we finished eating and we headed back to our B&B in Lower Ballinderry.

Day 11 Ireland Itinerary

Derry (35-40 minutes from Letterkenny)
Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim (about 1:30 driving time without stop from Derry)
Oakfield House, Lower Ballinderry, Co. Antrim (about 1:45 drive from Giant's Causeway)