Friday, March 28, 2008

Giant's Causeway

Mark and I left Dublin and took the train north to Belfast. One of the highlights of Northern Ireland that we both really wanted to see was the Giant's Causeway. I is a very unique geological feature that is only found in a few places in the world. It is a section of basalt that has cooled into the shape of giant hexagonal columns. They form through very complex processes, so I have included a photo of the sign that explains how they formed.

View from the cliffs above.

How they formed.

View from ground level.

Looking right down on them

The legend of how they formed (and my new drinking name).

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