Sasho ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule ukuthi I-Ireland inamazwe amahle futhi namhlanje sinenye yalawa makhadi eposi izivakashi aheha izivakashi: the I-Giants Causeway. Kepha manje ayikho eRepublic of Ireland kepha ise- ENyakatho ye-Ireland, ingxenye yesiqhingi isalawulwa yi-UK.
Ugu lwase-Ireland luyaqhubeka nokusinikeza amaphupho edwaleni nasemanzini futhi leyo yiGuant's Causeway noma Indlela KaGiant, igama lakhe elinjalo ngesiNgisi. Yindawo elula kakhulu futhi uma uhlela ukuya e-Emerald Isle awukwazi ukuyeka ukuyazi.
I-Giants Causeway
Itholakala okwamanje i-antrim yesifunda futhi ngokwezazi zokwakheka komhlaba yakhiwa phakathi Eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingama-50 nengu-60 edlule ngesikhathi sePaleocene Period. Ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona intaba-mlilo futhi nansi imvelaphi yamatshe: uketshezi lwe-basalt oluncibilikisiwe olwaluthululelwa emathafeni edwala elithambile, elimhlophe, elifana noshoki futhi kwakhiwa izindawo eziningi zodaka. Udaka lwaphola futhi lwangenwa inkontileka futhi lwaphuka ngendlela efana nalapho udaka loma futhi luqhekeka.
Ngaleyo ndlela kwazalwa leyo ndlela ethile ye- izinsika ezivundlile ezinemikhawulo eyi-convex engezansi bese ihlangana ngaphezulu lokho kudonsa amehlo kakhulu. Ubukhulu bezinsika ngokusobala buhlobene nejubane lapho udaka lupholile khona. Kungcono ukwazi konke lokhu ngaphambi kokuma noma ukuhamba kuzo, ngakho-ke sizozazisa kakhulu.
Ungaya kanjani ku-Giant's Causeway
Ungathola ngemoto noma ngebhasi. Kokubili iCalzada neSikhungo Sezivakashi esikhona njengamanje zisemgwaqweni u-B147, nje amakhilomitha amathathu ukusuka esigodini saseBushmills, Amamayela ayi-11 ukusuka eColeraine no-12 ukusuka eBallycastle. Kunezindawo zokupaka ukuze ukwazi ukushiya imoto yakho.
Futhi, phakathi kweCalzada neBushmills kunenkonzo yamabhasi ukuthi phakathi kukaMashi no-Okthoba kusebenza njalo futhi kuthatha imizuzu engama-20 kuphela. Uma uzokhetha ifayela le- i-tren Kufanele wazi ukuthi ungayithatha eBelfast noma eLondonderry kepha kufanele wehle eColeraine bese uxhuma ngebhasi (i-Ulsterbus Service 172). Uma eyakho ingu ukuhamba ngezinyawo noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kukhona nemizila emikhulu yokwenza.
La I-Causeway Coast Way, isibonelo, ukuhamba amamayela ogwini oluhle.
Vakashela i-Giant's Causeway
Njengamanje intengo ithi Amakhilogremu ayi-10 kumuntu omdala ngamunye (intengo online). Intengo ejwayelekile kukhona i- £ 11 ngakho-ke uma ufuna ukonga kancane ukuthenga ku-inthanethi kungcono. Indawo ivulwa ngoJanuwari kusuka ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-5 ntambama, ngoFebhuwari nangoMashi kuvalwa ngehora elilodwa kamuva, ngo-Ephreli, ngoMeyi nangoJuni ngo-7 ntambama, ngoJulayi nango-Agasti ngo-9 ntambama, uSepthemba uphinde uvalwe ngo-7 ntambama, ngo-Okthoba uvalwa ngo-6 ntambama nangoNovemba kanti uDisemba uvalwa ngo-5 ntambama.
Ithikithi likuqinisekisa ukuthi ufinyelela eSikhungweni Sabavakashi, ukusetshenziswa kwesiqondisi sangaphandle somsindo nephamfulethi yokuma, kodwa ibhasi eliphakathi kweSikhungo Sokuvakasha neCauseway uqobo linezindleko ezengeziwe. Noma kunjalo, kunezindlela ezimbili zokusondela ogwini nomgwaqo omkhulu wayo: enye iqonde ngqo emgwaqweni kanti enye ihamba ngezinyawo.
Ukusuka emgwaqeni, lapho ibhasi likushiya khona, kukhona ibanga elingaphansi kwekhilomitha futhi uma kungenjalo unohambo oluyisiyingi olulandela indlela yamawa ukuya Izinyathelo zikaMelusi bese ubuyela emgwaqweni ongamakhilomitha ama-3 ubude.
Ikhadi leposi elidume kakhulu, lolo donga lwamakholomu olubukeka njengamaphayiphi esitho somzimba, lwaziwa ngqo njenge-Organ, lufinyelelwa ngendlela engezansi ethathwa yomgwaqo uqobo lwawo naseSheps's Steps. Kule ndlela uzobona Amehlo eGiant, izimbobo ezibomvu eziyindilinga ezenziwe ngensimbi edwaleni. Le ndlela incane kodwa ihamba amakhilomitha amathathu nohhafu.
Kukhona nocingo Isifunda seRunkerry, indlela elandela umzila osesiqongweni sewa, idlula iCauseway Hotel neRunkerry House. Ukubukwa kuhle, ubona iDonegal ngisho nePortrush, futhi idrayivu ebuyela emuva ikwehlisela emasangweni eSikhungo Sezivakashi. Umgwaqo uqala ugandaywe kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wenziwe ngotshani noma ngothuli futhi uhamba amakhilomitha amane.
La Umkhondo weDunseverick Castle Kungokunye kokuhamba okungenzeka uzungeze lapha. Uyithatha ekugcineni kwendawo yokupaka encane engemva kwezindawo zokupaka ezinkulu zezivakashi. Lapha umzila weCauseway Coast ulandela ujantshi omdala owawuhamba uze ufike ngo-1949. Umzila uwela ibhuloho lensimbi bese ukhuphuka intaba uye ePortballintrae ingqikithi yamakhilomitha amabili.
Ekugcineni kukhona Umzila wethilamu elidala lasePortallintrae kukodwa omunye wemizila emide ukuya esiweni. Incane futhi iyashelela kepha imibono oyinikezayo kufanelekile ukuyibona. Ifika eDunseverick Castle bese ikuwisa ezinyaweni zeSivakashi Centre. Sekukonke cishe amakhilomitha ayi-13. Lezi yizona zonke izindawo ezigudle ulwandle ezingasetshenziswa yiGiant's Causeway.
Into ebalulekile, noma ngabe ukhetha ukuhamba yiphi indlela, ukuthi awuyeke ukwazi i- Ukwakheka kwamadwala okuthandwa kakhulu: The Harp, The Organ, Camel's Hump and Chimmey Stacks.
Ngokwengxenye yayo Isikhungo Sokuvakashelwa yinhliziyo yepaki: isakhiwo sezingilazi zezingilazi namakholomu e-basalt, okusetshenziswa kahle nokwakhiwa kwanamuhla. Kunamagumbi amaningi okubukisa ngaphakathi nangaphandle kophahla, ambozwe ngotshani, une- Ukubukwa okungu-360º kwe-Giant's Causeway.
Yindawo lapho uzokuzwa khona kokubili iqiniso kanye nenganekwane yalo mgwaqo: iqiniso lokwakheka komhlaba nenganekwane mayelana nalezi ziqhwaga ezimbili: okuhle UFinn MacCool noBenandonner, umakhelwane wakho omubi waseScotland. Ngolunye usuku oluhle bathatha isinqumo sokwakha umgwaqo ongawela ulwandle ukuhlangabezana nokukala amandla.
UFinn wenze ingxenye yakhe kodwa bekunzima waze walala. Unkosikazi wakhe wamthola kodwa ngaphambi kokuthi amvuse wezwa uBenandonner efika futhi wambona emkhulu impela ngakho wafihla umyeni wakhe ngemuva kwekapa nesigqoko. UScotsman wambiza kodwa unkosikazi, uhlakaniphe kakhulu, wamcela ukuthi ehlise izwi kungenjalo uzovusa ingane elele. Ngakho-ke, uBenandonner wacabanga ukuthi uma ingane inkulu, ubaba kumele abe mkhulu kakhulu ... Wenzani? Ngoba wabuyela eScotland futhi wabhidliza umgwaqo ngemuva kwakhe.