| Ireland is full of marvelous vistas. |
| We thought that the rocks on the right looked like a face. When photographed however, the eyes lit up. |
| These are my parents on awesome basalt columns. They are both scientist if you can't tell from their hair. |
| It's best to get your pictures of them right on the first try, because they start looking dubious. |
| My father on basalt columns. |
| Aren't those rocks neat? I think this is one of the neatest natural formations. It's called the Giant's Causeway. |
| That's me in the grey coat, with the condom on my head. I wasn't used to the cold and had to borrow a hat. |
| If Sauron were real, I bet he would have approved of these for his gate. |
| Must climb the rocks. I had my picture taken in this chimney in 2000 too. |
| The Irish tourists were quite amused both times. |
| Joined by my mom. |
| My mom shows off her extensive knowledge of geology. |
| I thought one bit was sparkly. |
| Ireland really is beautiful. |
| Yup. |
| To give you a sense of scale, I'd be hard pressed to wrap my arms around the columns you see in the distance. |
| Basalt columns from above. My dad was the only one brave enough to get that close to the cliff edge. |
| More vista. |
| You can take a train to the Giant's Causeway. The conductors wear orange uniforms, which turn black on their fronts. |
| Mom isn't sure that this is a good idea. |
| My dad has a look for himself. |
| And caught offguard. |
| Notice how dry we are. Let's call this one the 'before' photo. |
| The water droplets don't show up too well, but we're soaked. It never actually rained. |
| I think I can see some dry spots on my father's trousers. |
| It turns out that they make clouds particularly damp in Ireland. |
| We were walking through some low flying clouds over a peat bog. |
| The peat bog was on top a mountain, swathed in clouds. It think this photo may have been used as our Christmas card. |
