We woke up this morning with Ronnie busy in the kitchen again.  We were treated to another Ulster fry for breakfast.  Again, it was stellar!  This time after breakfast we headed west through Portstewart and Coleraine to Downhill beach.  Downhill is a massive expanse of white sandy beach.  Above the beach one can see Mussenden Temple, a building constructed by the Bishop of Derry in the late 1700’s in memory and honor of his cousin, Frideswide Mussenden, who died at the age of 22.  In the 200 plus years since it was built, the coast at Downhill has eroded by 30 feet and the temple was in danger of falling into the sea.  Engineers used reinforcing rods into the cliff to prevent further erosion.

From the beach we headed for higher ground in order to get a 180 degree view of our surroundings.  The view was stunning.

Arriving back at our homestead this afternoon, Barb had to review her seashell treasures she found at Downhill beach.  Big plans for the remainder of the day include resting up for dinner and hooking Kat’s computer up to the TV here with a day sports pass in order to watch the Seahawks/Cowboys game which comes on over here at 9:25 p.m. tonight.  Go Seahawks!