The storm clouds gathered as we headed north for our visit to the Giant’s Causeway; not just the usual passing shower kind of clouds, but the I’m-sticking-around type of rain clouds. We had been hoping for beautiful snapshots and now the rain was going to take all the pop out of our pictures. I should have known by now that Ireland weather likes to play with you–sunny, rainy, sunny, rainy. And that’s what happened again! We walked in the rain for awhile and then the sun came out with double-decker rainbows. Everything was fresh and green and brilliant!
The Causeway is an amazing rock formation along the shore. The rock columns are the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. The sea “instantly” cooled the rocks into their current hexagonal shape. From a distance they appear to be cigarettes standing on end. As unusual and striking as the formation is, we found the surrounding area to be even more beautiful and awe-inspiring. It had it all; the angry sea crashing on the rocks, the calm blue coves with the sea gently lapping the shore, the sheer cliffs, and the expansive green pastures with cattle, sheep and horses. It had been as spectacular as Mt McKinley—just in a different way.
It was a magnificent place to once again spread some of Dave’s ashes.