Oh, homeward bound…

Oh, homeward bound…

That’s right folks.  It’s a steady pace I’m keeping at the Newark International Airport before the 2nd leg of my homeward journey.  Luckily I have the Brothers K to keep me company, and the chance for a decent internet connection to let me at the blog action once again.  The wedding last night went a wee bit late…and our return to Chris’ place in Lisburn was to the tune of 2am, with a 7:30 wake up call for the return flight.  We woke to typical Northern Ireland weather: gray skies and rain.  Luckily we only had a few intermittent showers yesterday that didn’t completely destroy the wedding day, and the day was a glorious and fun one indeed.  As we said, it was “good crack!” meaning good fun.  And it was.  From the traditional unprogrammed meeting for worship and marriage, to the Ceili dance that carried us late into the night (though sunset there was typically around 10:30!!!).  Brilliant.

But, prior to the wedding I had the chance to take a great trip up the northern coast with a good friend, Nigel, to both the Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, the Dunluce Castle, and pit stops for fish & chips and ice cream.  It was a brilliant day, complete with weather warm enough to wear shorts and a t-shirt, hike steep hills along the coast line, roll down the window to let the salty air coarse through the flanging fingers, and neither get too hot or cold.  On top of that Nigel let me drive his car, giving me my first opportunity to drive on the left side of the road!  Altough the Antrim coastline is amazing and world renowned, driving on the left side of the road had to be one of the major highlights of my trip!!!  If anyone knows me they know that I consider driving to be an art form, and take every chance I can to continue developing my love of the practice.  So, thanks Nigel, it was great!

And, now on to some photos from the trip:

Above you can see the rope bridge, which we walked across and looked below…

…and took a bit to enjoy the view of the Northern coast

I was surprised by how green and clear the water was.  I think I was assuming it would be similar to the Pacific, but was way off! (below)

Above is part of the Giant’s Causway.  The formations are from lava that tumbled into the sea, and there are similar formations across the sea on the coast of Scotland.  Thus it is believed the landmark was formed by a giant.  Below you can see the afore mentioned castle.  The story goes that (back in the day) a dinner party was being hosted one evening, when the folks in the dining room heard a rumble in the kitchen.  As it turned out, the floor gave way and the back half of the castle tumbled into the sea, leaving one cook in a window ledge overhanging the ocean while sharpening a knife.  Although the rest of the structure had given way, ht

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