We had a really nice day to explore Northern Ireland! We started the morning with a trip to Marble Arch Caves to go underground and see a wonderful example of God's creative handiwork underground. This river cave brings three different rivers together underground to carve out a magnificent world of stalagtights, stalagmites, and many other cave featues (see the porridge pot below) This underground world is only accessible via a short boat trip to reach dry ground. The path then stretches for 1 mile underground (part of over 13 miles of known connecting caves!)
In the afternoon we explored where the river emerges from under the ground. This beautiful glen cascades down from the caves and into a larger river. The glen is almost like walking through a temperate rain forest (like Olympic NP).
This afternoon we met our cottage neighbors, also from Michigan. They are working to set up a biological field station in this part of Ireland. Possible connections for our future here in Ireland. Tomorrow is part natural history and part cultural.
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