Tim Tam and Patty: Bushmills through Belfast to Dundalk to Galway AGAIN!

We had an amazing time in Bushmills at Finn McCool's Bed and Breakfast Hostel. We were only a 200meter walk to the Giant's Causeway but after we got checked into our room, we drove into Bushmills to get some British Pounds as were in the United Kingdom. After we headed to the Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge where we hiked across onto the Carrick Island. Mom did good getting across but let's just say it didn't go as smoothly on the way back but she did it. We were both very proud of her and said we wouldn't do anything else outside her comfort zone until Newgrange Passage Tomb just outside of Dundalk. After we went back to our hostel to enjoy a nice BBQ which was an option for us to enjoy double quarter pound cheeseburgers. It was only £3.50 per person for us to eat some GOOD FOOD! After we hiked down to the Giant's Causeway where we watched the sunset and hike up and down the pillars of stone. It was amazing to see that they were all perfectly shaped polygons and it sure did make you wonder how they were developed in such amazing shapes and laid so close to the ocean. It was funny to hear the locals talk about the fables or myths behind the Giant's Causeway. We also had an amazing visit with each other and took numerous pictures. After we ventured back to our hostel where we talked to Steve who owns the place and what we should see on our drive through Belfast tomorrow. The only thing he said "THE BLACK TAXI TOUR." Well we did the Black Taxi Tour and it was amazing to get the history on the battle between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics within Northern Ireland. We saw the murals on the walls within the Protestant Community and the 3 1/2 mile Peace Wall that reaches 42 feet high at the highest point to separate the 2 communities. After we saw the RIA wall and understood how much power the IRA has over Northern Ireland. We also got to see a beautiful Roman Catholic Church, it was absolutely breath-taking. After we continued on our drive to Dundalk where we stayed for 2 nights and as you know, something always has to go wrong when you are travelling. We arrived at our Bed and Breakfast just outside Dundalk and we had reserved our room for 2 nights in June but when we arrived they had no reservation for us. The good thing was they had room for us the first night but we needed to move the second night as there was no room for us. But lucky the B&B next door did have room for us. We walked along the beach of the Irish Sea where Tam collected sea shells and the following day we ventured around the County of Louth where we saw Newgrange Passage Tomb, Battle of the Boyne and had a beautiful drive. Today we headed back to Galway as we missed the most important of Ireland, the west coast close to Westport which is what we will do tomorrow. :) Busy busy busy but a lot of amazing memories. We will talk again soon!