Sligo hike leads students to the sky
The long trip from Belfast to Sligo yesterday was peppered with delightful stops at the Giant’s Causeway and Dunluce Castle. While most of the group opted to take the scenic route along the cliff, others took a leisurely stroll along a paved road, with equally spectacular sights. The causeway is arguably one of Northern Ireland’s most popular tourist spots and it was easy to see why. From the amazing rock formations to the vast power of the ocean, the site was truly something to behold. The students were very impressed and you are sure to see many photos of them posing with this natural wonder.
Dunluce Castle was equally impressive with its well maintained ruins of days long gone. While we were blown away by the structure (and the force of the cold wind) the beauty of the sea below could not be ignored.
Our second day in Sligo opened with an almost one hour trek (each way) to see Queen Maeve’s tomb. However, the excitement about the hike was matched only by dread of the impending rain. Nevertheless, students made it up to the top, only to be greeted by the fog that was very obvious from below. At least the weather cleared somewhat by the time we made it to the Megalithic tombs. The stone structures for the dead were impressive, as was the horse that came to the fence along the way to be fed and loved on. Some students may not have seen those tombs after all 
Even with the rain down this afternoon, we made it to Sligo Abbey and toured with a guide who really made the history of the place come alive.
Now it is off to the pubs … more for the live Irish music than the obvious.
