We spent Sunday driving around the Inishowen peninsula. We mostly followed the "Inishownen 100," a 100-mile drive around the peninsula. We started in Buncrana, with a stop at the beach and a playground. We then drove up to the Dunree Fort. The fort's museum hadn't opened for the day, but we still enjoyed the views.
I took a few pictures of sheep by the side of the road and M laughed to hear them 'baa' at me. We had lunch in Carndonagh and, after lunch, headed up to Malin Head, the most northerly point in Ireland. 
At Malin Head, there are rocks that spell "Eire." The rock words date from World War II, when the Irish wanted to make sure that if German bombers headed to England blew off course, they would not bomb the wrong island.
There is also an old radio tower at Malin, which is where nineteenth century Irish first learned news of the California Gold Rush and of President Lincoln's assassination. A local family also runs Cafe Banba, which they call Ireland's most northerly espresso bar. They make a mean macchiato. After Malin Head, we drove back to Derry.
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