We started out this morning with a brief seminar with our EF staff where we brainstormed ideas and offered feedback. Then at 11:30am, we left Belfast to head about two hours north to the coast to the UNESCO heritage site, the Giant's Causeway which is on northeast corner of the island of Ireland. Officially, it is a unique formation of basalt rocks that formed in hexagon and other shapes with the help of volcanic activity. But it's much more exciting to hear about the legend of Finn McCool, the giant, who formed the causeway to get across to Scotland. By the way, at the closest point, Ireland is only 22 miles from the nearest Scottish island.
Giant's Causeway:
During our time at Giant's Causeway, we grabbed lunch and then headed in to the other side of Ireland, through (London)Derry, Donegal and finally to Sligo. During our drive we passed Ben Bulben mountain, a table mountain formed by glaciers way back when. Poet W.B. Yeats, who was born in Sligo, wanted to be buried at the foot of the mountain and so he is.
Ben Bulben:
We had dinner at our hotel in Sligo, took a quick stroll around part of central Sligo and now it's bedtime.
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