Date: 3rd July 2019
Travelled: 63 kilometres from Cushendall to Toomebridge both in County Antrim
Visited: Glenariff Forest Park
Stayed: The Crosskeys Inn car-park, free. N54.80556, W06.42048
Budget: 31 days @ โฌ77 per day
We wake to a sunny morning and no breeze to speak of. Stepping outside the Hymer itโs a very mild start to the day. Our after coffee plan, is to walk up the headland to visit a ruined church noted in the LP.
It is however a steep walk, part of the cliff path is washed away so we have about 500m walking on the road as well. Past some beautiful homes as we do. 
Less than 20 minutes later we find the ruins of the Layd Church and itโs graveyard.
It was the Cushendall Parish Church from 1306 to 1790, when it was abandoned. 
The Layd Church itself appears to have become part of the cemetery. It has a number of headstones within the church ruins dated in the 19th century.
After 15 minutes of exploring we make our way back to the Hymer and continue our adventures. From Cushendall we drive up into the Glenariff Forest Park on the A43. The LP recommends a walk here, so we turn for the car-park.
Once in the gorge we walk a complex series of boardwalks that wind down and then follow the River Glenariff. 
The river is little more than a stream on the day of our visit.
The pamphlet tells us the boardwalks were installed more than a 100 years ago. We presume there is a regular maintenance program. 
The Ess-na-Larach Waterfall
After walking steadily down stream for an hour, we find there is no escalator and the long hump out of the gorge begins. Back in the Hymer we cool down for a while before continuing on to Ballymena, which is the largest town in the County.
We had thoughts of a night out dinner and drinks in Ballymena. After walking around the town for an hour without finding anything of interest other than a some casual thing for Pam to wear around the pool in Santorini. We throw the dice and drive on for Toomebridge and The Crosskeys Inn.
Michael and Pam
