We had tickets to cross the Carrick-a-rede bridge and were looking forward to it. It used to be a skinny rope bridge between the coast and a big rock island but is now made of wood and metal. They limit the number of people on it as well as on the rock at the other side. Unfortunately for us, the wind was too high that morning and they had closed the bridge. We were very disappointed but glad they were being safety-conscious. We did walk down to the bridge and along the path for some photos. We actually could see Scotland across the sea as it was bright and sunny this day. The wind was pretty brutal though and it made sense that they didn't want people on the bridge.
The Giant's Causeway is a long area of beach that is made up of basalt columns. The cool thing about basalt columns is that they are all hexagon shaped. The parking here and entrance fees were quite pricy, I think you can avoid them buy not entering the visitor center and walking all the way down the hill to the beach. We opted for the bus and the visitor center because it was a long walk to the beach and the steep downhill walk is hard on my knees. The visitor center had some lovely things for sale and I bought a beautiful sweater there.
It was fairly crowded here as it was midday when we arrived and this is a popular stop for ALL the tours. We walked around on the beach and climbed on some stones but the stones were actually very slippery and you had to be careful not to slip on them.
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