ADVENTURETRAVEL – NORTHERN IRELAND
Words:JaneLawrenson A sunset surf at Portballintrae four miles east of
Photos:TorquilFleming-Boyd&AndyHill Portrush. (Photo: Andy Hill)
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Jane Lawrenson discovers some of the watery delights
thatth tfare on offerfiin NtNorthernhIIreland.ld
riving north up the M1 with that actually looked like I was trying to views over the Causeway Coast towards
the sun streaming through copulate with the board.The conclusion Scotland and the Donegal hills.D
the trees and dancing off the that I finally arrived at was that, being
puddles on the road, a thought occurred a midlander, the excitement of that big “Portrush itself is like a glamour
to me.Why hadn’t I done this before? blue thing was just a little too much for
A weekend by the coast, partaking in me and many of my compadres.This in model with a doctorate, a hybrid
all that the deep blue has to offer, was turn led to the participation in perhaps
not an alien concept by any means but a few too many coastal ones down the between the youth and buzz of
the destination was.I’ve been to three local boozer the night before the great
corners of this little isle, but until now wobbly, flailing, embarrassing event somewhere like Bundoran while
the forth had been evading me. Now aye the morning after. Not this time though.
was heading up north to Portrush. I was arriving with a fresh head and,
While on the road the epiphanies probably more importantly, this time I still having buckets of scenic
continued to flow. I was about to arrive in was getting lessons.
Portrush, the surfing capital of Northern Portrush itself is like a glamour beauty and heritage.”
Ireland.The thing I just couldn’t get model with a doctorate, a hybrid
my head around was why I was so between the youth and buzz of The Causeway Coast extends past
completely incapable of doing anything somewhere like Bundoran while still Portrush, where the limestone rock ends
but thrash about during any of my having buckets of scenic beauty and abruptly against the imposing dark
previous attempts at the sport. heritage.Situated on a mile-long basalt outcrop which is majestically
Mostly when trying to hit the waves peninsula extending into the Atlantic crowned by Dunluce Castle.The coast
I´ve ended up hitting my head frequently on the north coast of Ireland, this road continues on past the Bushmills’
off the board, resulting in something spectacular location affords panoramic distillery towards the Giant’s Causeway.
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