We left Jenny in Belfast and headed out of town, only to return an hour later to bring back her passport so she could get on the plane! When we got going we drove along the coastline to the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge which was closed due to the cold, blustery weather. Next stop was the Giant’s Causeway where the wind was almost unbelievable! The hexagonal, brick-like rocks rise up and out into the sea like the mythical causeway built by the giant “Finn MacCool”. My birthday on the 20th started pretty early and we took off to explore Derry, starting in the catholic area of Bog-side, the scene of the infamous “Bloody Sunday” where 14 people in a civil rights march were shot by British paratroopers. The Free Derry museum gave us a real insight
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