The Emerald Isle

It's always great to have a reminder, heh?

Walking to Carrick-a-Reed rope bridge on the Northern Island coast. Is that not the most amazing cliffs you've ever seen--chalk white sliding into aqua seas.

Matt and binoculars: a study.

On the rope bridge.

My new friend.

At the Giant's Causeway, also along the northern coast of Northern Ireland. Simply magical (I know that's cheesy to say that, but it was sort of true, since we came before the mega-crowd at 7 am).

The Causeway. 40, 000 hexagonal pillars pushed up from the ocean, all mashed together. A zillion years old and previously thought to have been built by a giant from Scotland fighting a giant from Ireland.

Mega boulders at the Causeway.

Sandy in the pillars.

Um, gorgeous beach. Did you ever imagine Ireland was this gorgeous? Me neither.