Landmarks galore!!!

After leaving the comfort of the Radisson in Letterkenny we got back in the saddle and headed for Malin. Once again sun cream was not required as the weather was quite miserable, however we had a decent tailwind so the going wasn't too tough.

We stopped for a spot of lunch in Muff before ploughing on towards the northern most tip of the island of Ireland. Once again we were in awe of the beautiful scenery which surrounded us the whole way to Malin.

We arrived in the picturesque village of Malin in the late afternoon where we we received a warm welcome (as well as tea and cakes!!) from Mary and Dermot. After warming up (and drying out) we headed towards Ballyliffin, where we were to spend the night in the warm and cosy 'Bernie's B+B'.

The following morning we hit the road and headed towards Bushmills. We reached Moville in good time from where we caught the ferry across Lough Foyle into Northern Ireland, landing at Magilligan Point. From here we ploughed on towards Coleraine. Sadly our route to Coleraine was blocked as there had been a rock fall the previous night resulting in the road being closed. We turned off the main road and headed for the coast...........literally....... we cycled along a beach for about 3km which took us past the rock fall where we were able to rejoin the main road. In the early evening we reached our accommodation for the night, not before taking another quick detour to the Giants Causeway. Despite our tired and heavy legs, it was an incredibly worthwhile detour as the Giants Causeway is easily the most unusual and beautiful rock formation we have seen.

Massive thanks to Fearghal King's Great Auntie, Nora, for allowing us to rest our weary bodies in her cosy cottage for the night. And many thanks to Fearghal for helping us to arrange this!!!