Well good morning from Northern Ireland and today is a road-trip day. We're actually leaving
Belfast behind and we're going to be driving the Causeway Coastal route and exploring the
coast visiting some of the major attractions along there. One of them is Giant's Causeway
and from there we'll see what else we find. I know there is a distillery, maybe visit
some parks.
Yeah, sounds awesome. And we've been waiting to do this for a really long time. For us,
this is what the real road trip in Ireland looks like.
So let's hit the road. Yeah!
So the weather has been quite unpredictable. We had blue skies when we left Belfast less
than an hour ago and up ahead we are seeing some grey storm clouds. So we'll see what
happens when we actually reach the coast. Hopefully we won't be needing umbrellas or
rain ponchos. This is Ireland, you've got to dress for all occasions. Oh, yeah.
So it's almost lunchtime and we've been taking a lot of detours. We still haven't reached
Giant's Causeway but we've reached a little town called Ballycastle. So we're going to
stop here and have some lunch.
Cozy by the fireplace are we. Yeah, just warming up by the fire with a pint of Guinness. I
couldn't be anymore relaxed.
So our food has arrived. I have a tomato basil soup. And Sam. I have a feeling someone is
going to have food envy.
I think I am. Look at. That giant fish and chips. Are you going to share? No. What? You're
not going to share with wifey? Probably not.
Something I'm going to really miss from Ireland are these chips that are bigger than my fingers.
Giant chips. Oh, yeah.
I need to try at least one of those.
Soup. Sopa.
Mmmmm.
That's nice and savory with lots of spices. And a little drizzle of olive oil on top.
It's top notch.
Alright, so we've finished lunch. We've made it back in the car. That means our road trip
continues. We're on the way to Giant's Causeway. Yeah, I keep calling it the wrong thing. What
did I call it before? Like Causeway of Giants. Giant's Causeway that's where we are off to
and hopefully on the way back to Belfast we'll have time to hit up a whisky distillery. So
it's going to be a pretty epic day.
So we have just arrived at Giant's Causeway, one of the wonders of Northern Ireland, and
we're just going to be following the trail all around until we reach these massive pillars
that look out of this world. Let's go.
Giant's Causeway is a region of roughly 40,000 interlocking basalt columns as a result of
an Ancient volcanic eruption. Located along the Northeast coast of Northern Ireland this
National Nature Reserve has been named the 4th greatest natural wonder in the United
Kingdom and is easily one of the most popular attractions int he country. Legend has it
the columns are the remains of a Causeway built by an Irish Giant challenged to a scrap
by a Scottish Giant.
How are you enjoying it so far? It's been fantastic. We're going the extra distance
to get a really nice vantage point. And you know what it's never crowded along the extra
mile.
Lead us that extra mile.
Across the sea you'll find identical basalt columns at Fingal's Cave on the Scottish Isle
of Staffa.
Many of the structures having been subject to several million years of weathering resemble
objects such as Camel's Hump, Giant's Boot Structures, Shepherd's' Steps and the Organ
to name just a few.
And this is where the path officially ends. Unfortunately, they've had to put up a barrier
because of erosion. And if you look off in the distance there is a massive rock slide
and you wouldn't want to be walking there. Probably not.