Wayne and Mark retrieved our car for the next week and we set off for Belfast. Minor hiccup looking for a service station with a bathroom but apart from that, an uneventful drive to the Giant’s Causeway, 40000 columns of basalt caused by rapid cooling after a volcanic explosion.
We started with the moderate blue walk and progressed to the spectacular red walk. Wayne met his fear of heights head-on and climbed two parts that were narrow and high. At one stage just before a narrow set of stairs at the peak, he thought he was going to pass out. With heaps of people single file in front and behind us, it would have been an interesting extraction.
Reward: Ice-cream on the lawn. Downside: Boys didn’t take their shirts off like they’re supposed to when it’s sunny in Ireland.
We certainly jagged glorious weather.
We then continued the drive to Belfast. Once again, Wayne has organised brilliant accommodation. Central to everything. We went for a walk to get our bearings and discovered Sunday roast was happening at ‘The Cloth Ear’. 
With Wayne desiring a roast since being overseas (Sunday roast only happens on Sunday), we headed directly there. Went to order and of course, roasts had run out. Unbelievable – we were told we should have come in at lunch. We think that was our last chance as we leave Ireland in the morning next Sunday.
The dinner we ordered was still beautiful – not a roast but yummy. We stopped in at the ‘Filthy McNasty’ and had a drink. An interesting bar – we made up 1/3 of the customers.
A very fitting name.
2019 UK Trip 