As some of you know, on the 9th of September I went off to Northern Ireland to see my good friend Paul, who I know from university. Julia and Rachael, two other friends went too, and we all had a mad week crammed with lots of cool things, so I thought that I'd tell you about it. I wrote this post ages ago, but forgot to publish it, so here it is anyway
One of my favourite aspects of the trip was the incredible scenery that we saw. We made frequent visits to the coast, making the most of being situated a short drive from the sea. Much of the cliffs and rock formations were formed from volcanic activity a long time ago, and they have left magnificant formations all around.
Every time I go back to Ireland, I am always struck by the beauty of the land, something which I took for granted when I lived there. The amount of rain makes all the fields a vibrant green, almost too green! The coast line that we walked along was rugged looking and wild. There are many impressive cliffs and jutting out of the sea are magnificant rocks with archways and all sorts! Whenever I am in a place like that I become like a child and get really excited! Climbing everywhere was so fun and looking at the beauty made we wonder about God's power and wisdom in creating it all. We spent some time just sitting down and watching the waves crashing against the rocks. I love the sea. :) Have you ever heard of the Giant's causeway? That is one of the places which we visited. It is famous for its peculiar rock formations. The rocks there are hexagonal forming thousands of stepping stones out to the sea. It's really magnificant. Take a look for yourself: http://www.northantrim.com/giantscauseway.htm
While we were there we were taught how to surf by a proffessional surfer (it's harder than it looks!). We also spent some time offroading on bog-land with my friend's landrovers, something which made normal driving look incredibly boring! One of the landrovers got stuck in the mud and it took 5 hours for Paul's brothers to get it out again, but they enjoyed it and came back at the end of the day completely caked in mud from head to toe! Paul 's cousin came up with his shotgun and a box full of ammunition for us to use to shoot clay pidgeons (pottery discs fired into the air). That was so much fun, and by the end I was getting used to it and hitting them pretty regularly.
Here is a video of our time. Sorry it is poor video quality:
