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254--Northern Ireland: Giant's Causeway & Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge @ Where`s Cherie?     Nov 22 2004 - 19:22 PST cherie writes: County Atrim boasts as many natural wonders as man-made wonders. The Giant's Causeway is a nautral phenomenon the cooling lava of erupting volcanoes produced fantastic moon-like formations. Some of the strange basalt columns stretch 40 feet into the sky! It leaves one to wonder: was this marvel created by tools, nature or some mythical giant? Nearby the Giant's Causeway is the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge tethering a nearby fishing island to Northern Ireland's coast. Swinging on the rope bridge 80 feet over the crashing sea offers travelers quite a rush! A few miles away is the 17th century Dunluce Castle precariously perched over the raging Atlantic. All in a day's work! Click on each picture to see it full size. read comments (0) | write comment| views: 4466    | rated: 0.0    printer-friendly version   Cherie stops to admire a castle on the way to the Giant's Causeway in Antrim County, Northern Ireland. Take time to smell the flowers. Cherie, all bundled up and ready for a hike! That rock is history when the next big wave comes. The strange basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway. Cherie heads down to get a closer look. Nature's pillars made from cooling lava. Cherie finds a comfy seat to rest. Northern Ireland has a way of making you feel very big, and very small simultaneously. Another precarious cliff. Hair by Northern Ireland. Chair designed by nature. Why did the lava cool in these strange formations? Created by tools, nature or a mythical giant? Wandering around where the gentle giant Finn MacCool once roamed. Lindsay's tired. The Carrick-a-rede rope bridge, swings 80-feet over the crashing sea. A bridge built for fisherman, no one has yet to fall off. (But many are so scared, they have to return to the mainland by boat!) Ready to cross the scary bridge Kat? Cherie makes her way across. It's much scarier than it looks. People travel thousands of miles just to cross this bridge, and then chicken out when they see it. Lindsay can't resist. What's on the other side? You have to tell your friends not to bounce when it's your turn to cross. If your heart rate exceeds 160 beats a minute, can you count that as your daily exercise? Very stealth Kat. Don't fall! Don't look down. Kat and Lindsay. The bridge wasn't scary enough for Kat; she walks toward the edge on her hands. Cherie holds on! The real question: are the grass stains worth the photo? Hold on tight! Flowers and islands. If this were in California, we'd put a golf course there. Why do I even brush my hair on days like this? Let's stay here until the cows come home. Dunluce Castle, standing the test of time. Where's Cherie? Can you find me in this photo? That's how they used to wear their hair at Dunluce Castle in the 17th century. There's a nice place for a window. The savage ocean. Dunluce Castle on edge. It must be the constant stress of the elements. There I am! Now that's a climbing wall. Cherie, next to a 17th century fixer-uper. Kat and Lindsay are like kids in a castle! The crest of Dunluce Castle. Northern Ireland's rugged coastline. Can you find me in this photo?