RHH's photos

We took a drive along the north coast when we were in Northern Ireland earlier this year, stopping at some places we had visited many times before as well as some new places. This was a place we had visited many times, a headland called Torr Head. The views here are magnificent. Further along the coast Fairhead is visible and on the right of the photo the Scottish coast is visible.

This is another photo of Lower Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona. We visited the canyon with our daughter while on our way home from a trip to Grand Canyon. These slot canyons are incredibly beautiful, but can also be very dangerous when there is rain in the area. A visit requires payment of an entrance fee and a Navajo guide, since they are on tribal land.

I've probably posted too many photos of these slot canyons but here are a couple more, this one showing the entrance to Lower Antelope Canyon. This canyon is near Page, Arizona, and can only be visited with a Navajo guide and payment of a substantial entrance fee.

This is the French training ship, Belem. We had seen the ship anchored in Eidfjord on August 9 and now, having reached Bergen we saw the ship a second time, docked on Bergen waterfront. We had driven from Eidfjord to Bergen the day before and had walked from our accommodations to the harbor the evening we arrived when we saw this ship.

The day this photo was taken we had driven from Eidfjord to Bergen, stopping numerous times along the way. The day had been overcast and rainy at times, but when we found our accommodations and took a walk near the Bergen harbor, the sun came out for a little while. This was taken where the harbor opens up to the sea not far from our guest house.

This is the view of Mount Assiniboine and Lake Magog from the lodge. The lodge is a popular place for fishermen, campers, climbers and others and can be reached either by hiking or by helicopter. There are flights in and out several times a week. We visited the lodge after hiking to a nearby ridge, the Niblet and enjoyed some cold drinks and snacks there. It is about a half mile hike from the campground to the lodge. My apologies for such a late post. Had a very busy day working on projects in the house and outdoors and did not get to Ipernity until late this afternoon. Baked bread and made salsa this morning, mowed the lawn, fixed a trailer tire and worked in the vegetable garden this afternoon.

There is a lodge at Mount Assiniboine near Lake Magog and daily helicopter flights in season for fishermen, campers, climbers and others. We backpacked to the lake and visited the lodge on the Thursday we were there, when they have snacks and drinks for sale for backpackers. We each had a cold drink and a snack there after hiking to the Niblet earlier in the day.

Carrickfergus Castle is on the north shore of Belfast Lough and is part of the town of Carrickfergus. It was built by a Norman knight, John de Courcy, and is named for a Scottish king, Fergus, who was shipwrecked and drowned there (carrick means "rock"). The castle was built in 1177 and was in use until after World War II, during which it was used as a garrison and air-raid shelter. It is now a tourist attraction. We were there twice on our recent visit to Northern Ireland, once briefly on our way up the coast, the second time with a visitor who had not seen the castle before. The second time we toured the inside of the castle, something I had not done for many years.

Carrickfergus Castle was built by the Norman knight, John de Courcy, in 1177. It stands on the north shore of Belfast and is part of the town of Carrickfergus. It was still in use as a garrison and air-raid shelter during Word War II, but is now a tourist attraction. The statue of William III which stands outside the castle commemorates his landing there in 1690.