May 29, 2024
Dark Hedges, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Tuesday, May 28th, Edel and I drove from Cork up to Northern Ireland and went to the far North to see the legendary Dark Hedges! I had seen on social media years ago and found out they were used in Game of Thrones ( S2,E1 king's road) and now thousands travel to see them! This beautiful avenue of beech trees was planted by the Stuart family in the 18th century to spruce up the driveway to their house, pictured below, you'll see it needed it!
We woke up to thunder & lighting and pouring rain, but the afternoon turned gorgeous! We had a lovely sunset and a relaxing day. Played some games, sang some tunes with the staff and chilled! Also got a chance to do some blog work. More daily highlights below.
Raja Ampat is truly a diver and snorkeler paradise! Soooo many fish and corals everywhere you look!
Seeing an Octopus on this trip is one of my goals. So far, I have seen two reef octopus hiding in holes on the reef slopes. But I really want to see one in motion, like this video below by Evan Johnston (follow him on Instagram at of___earth ). Evan is an Irish marine biologist, free diver/ scubadiver, instructor and talented underwater videographer. He has been at the Resort for the last 6 weeks taking video, for their future marketing and gave me this video for inspiration!