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Up early, tea and toast, then into the "jeep" heading 3 hrs north was how we started the day…

Goal:  the oldest licensed distillery in the world – or to some, whiskey mecca.  The distillery was put on the back of the Irish Sterling note – that is how serious this stuff is people!

Arriving a bit after 11 and after averting disaster (someone..ahem…had managed to break a bit of the only working key to the car but luckily with the loan of an all purpose tool from a friendly Bushmill's maintenance employee and a bit of skillful metal manipulation by yours truly, the key was sorted, if only for the short term), we decided it might be good to fill our bellies before indulging in the local fair.

A steak and kidney pie (with chips), veggie soup, and banoffee pie later, we started our tour….ending of course where all good tours end – the tasting room…There was no skimping on the portion and you could pick from their entire range – including the super exclusive stuff….nice.  Dar had the 21 yr old malt and I tried the 1608 special reserve.After our tasting (no, we didn't finish it but it was only 2pm), we headed out to find the Giant's Causeway…even if it was spitting rain.  It is Ireland of course.

Amazing….Stunning….Super Cool.  Basically, that was what we were thinking after a 30 minute walk down when we turned a corner and got our first glimpse of the causeway.  Scottish giants aside, I can completely understand why this place is associated with myths and legends.  

Also legend…and lucky was Dar's amazing fall down from the beautiful basalt columns…it is what happens when rain meets the slippery shoes of someone taking photos.  Lucky for us both, he was fine even though he landed on his head.  The camera – not so lucky but thankfully that is replaceable.

Here are the photos from the day:  Bushmills and Boom!