I left Derry on Monday morning after seeing the old city walls and the murals on both the Catholic and Protestant sides. Driving west I went through a national park that looked remarkably like the Desert Road in New Zealand (photos to come). There was snow on the peaks but it wasn't coming very far down, so I carried on across to the coast and went south towards Glengesh.

A Celtic Pillar

Coming through the pass was fun, leading up to it were some great bumpy roads and going at the speed I was I think I managed to take off at least twice. The radio was silent though. I had forgotten just how good Radio 1 is until I picked it up in Northern Ireland. No ads, no silly local news, and lots of good music.

Malin Beg

   After the glen I found my way to Malin Beg, a nice big sandy beach, and the sun was out too :-), then on to the main highlight of the day.

A rainbow at Slieve League

Slieve League is the site for the highest marine cliffs in Europe, and while I was there it rained (not surprisingly) and gave off a brilliant rainbow that went back under itself, cool.

   I stayed the night in a car park on the edge of Lough Sheelin and spent the morning in great panic as I raced back to Dublin to catch my flight. Major road works and having to fill the tank up before returning the car stressed me out, but I reached the plane in plenty of time. The plane itself wasn't exactly a great sight that morning. It said Islandsflug on the side and the last three rows of seats were not to be used! That's what you get for a 1p flight.