In one place, the road leading to the point crosses a causeway barely wider than the asphalt.
After months of research, in 1986 they visited Cape Breton, an island connected by a causeway to the Nova Scotia mainland.
Crossing the great Atrato swamp, where the track became a causeway over slimy logs and then a mat of floating grass, the bike would sometimes sink into nothingness.
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated No. 254-ranked Somdev Devvarman 6-2, 6-4, then rushed across a causeway to the mainland to watch the second half of the Miami Heat's 26th consecutive victory.
It had apparently aimed to capture the town of Pallai as a prelude to retaking the more important Elephant Pass, a causeway linking the Jaffna peninsula to the southern mainland.
It is approached by a causeway from which you can see its five towers - like lotus buds or in my view rather more like half-open fir cones - rising from its immense base.
The peninsula is connected to the rest of the island by the Elephant Pass, a narrow causeway that the government has controlled for more than a decade from a huge military base.
In the case of Glebe Island, developers filled the gap between the island and the mainland with rocks to create a connecting causeway.
There is a similar but slightly more secluded pool at Fatnas Spring, the small island in the salty Birket Siwa (Lake Siwa) accessible across a narrow causeway.
At the 121-acre construction site on Sentosa--the resort island linked to the Singapore mainland by a short causeway--more than 1, 000 workers toil away on around-the-clock shifts.
It's still unpredictable and only a brave or foolish tourist plans a day to the causeway without thinking about bringing a waterproof.
The dangers were highlighted again at the weekend when a 28ft cabin cruiser with two adults and two people on board became stuck on the causeway after a rope was apparently caught round its propeller.
This time they have been targeting the defences around Elephant Pass, a strategically-important causeway which links the northern Jaffna Peninsula to the mainland.
The Giant's Causeway needed a new visitor's centre and in 2007 Environment Minister Arlene Foster had previously expressed her mind to go with a local developer's plans.
The Giant's Causeway was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1986.
The coastguard was then called out on Tuesday after a Rover was abandoned on the causeway at about 14:00 BST.
The National Trust has sent members a letter saying that if a golf resort near the Giants Causeway goes ahead, "nowhere is safe from development".
BBC: National Trust members urged to lobby MLAs over planning
But in submissions to Mr Justice Weatherup, the barrister also pointed to its ownership of the refurbished 28-bedroom Causeway Hotel, located a five-minute walk from the world-famous tourist attraction.
F. is retired, his family leads the Park Lane, a business jewel industry located in pricey Causeway Bay.
The report has also raised concerns over the new Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre because of a difficulty in predicting tourism numbers.
However, the trust has argued that the minister should have consulted Unesco before making his decision as it could affect the Causeway's status as a world heritage site.
Earlier this year, the National Trust came under attack from several quarters over its decision to legally challenge the resort, which would be a mile from the Giant's Causeway.
BBC: National Trust members urged to lobby MLAs over planning
It also wants to replace the causeway linking the two countries with a bridge.
Legend has it the Irish giant Finn McCool built the causeway to cross the sea and fight a Scottish rival.
To join the fun, purchase an inexpensive lantern from a convenience store and head to Victoria Park in Causeway Bay or The Peak in Central, two favoured spots to gather.
"I've been careful not to criticise Ian Paisley Jnr in relation to the Giant's Causeway and Seymour Sweeney because I believe a member is perfectly entitled to represent the interests of a constituent, " he said.
Across the causeway, Singapore has prided itself on creating a multi-racial society without the use of policies defined by race.
The coastguard on Holy Island has made a fresh plea to motorists about the dangers of the causeway's tides after three cars became stranded in 24 hours.
Mr Sweeney, a member of the DUP, is also the private developer seeking to build a new visitor's centre at the Giant's Causeway.
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