Ireland

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Causeway Coast Way

Pools of water from overnight rain on the Giants Causeway, part of the Causeway Coast Way which links the towns of Ballycastle and Portstewart in Northern Ireland (30 miles one way)

Day one: Ballycastle to Giants Causeway, overnight at Finn McCools Hostel, dinner at Maegden grilled cheese truck (motivation to finish the walk by 5pm)
Day two: Giants Causeway to Portstewart with brunch in Portrush, return bus to Ballycastle where I parked the rental car
Day three: Returned to Rope Bridge and Dunluce Castle which were both closed early in the morning when I reached them on the hike, sunset walk around White Rocks area

Waterfall coming down over the cliff from the storm

Short section of rocky coastline near Portbradden Harbour

Bush river at the end of Runkerry beach

Walking the sidewalk path through the town of Portballintrae

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

If not comfortable walking on a road with quick traffic and no sidewalk, the bridge would be a good starting or ending point instead of Ballycastle using the bus service

The water was especially green in the area around the bridge

The remains of the Dunluce Castle, which overlooks the coast

I carried water and snacks for each day and resupplied in towns along the route, if drinking from the rivers there are sheep in the area and a filter would be advised.  All info for the hike can be found on ​Causewaycoastway.com

Aside from the obvious highlight of the Giants Causeway, my favorite area was walking along White Rocks beach

Sea Arch on White Rocks Beach

Portrush Golf Club in the top left of the frame was building grandstands to host the 2019 British Open later in the summer

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Dun Caochain Cliffs

The surprise of the trip were the Dun Caochain cliffs in west Ireland.  While not the highest in the country they run for close to twenty miles uninterrupted.  A more remote area where wild camping is permitted.  Transport is difficult to arrange so I did an out and back hike between Portacloy and Priosuin