We started off heading towards Cork and then out to Limerick and on to Ennis where we stopped for dinner at a pub, and then on too Carragholt where Nic and Mike found a BnB and the rest of us slept in the van. After breakfast (pictured) we drove on to Loophead lighthouse and went for a walk, the sun was out and it was very pleasant despite the wind.
Next was a drive through the Burren - a sort of vast rocky land that seems a little desolate because there aren't any trees growing around, and then on to find some amazing cliffs where we could see out to the Aran Islands...
Loophead lighthouse |
The view out to the Aran Islands only seen on a clear day |
Gorgeous walk along the Cliffs of Moher |
I was not attacked that night however, and woke to a beautiful sunny morning and a cooked breakfast. After making it to Galway in time for Mass we walked a little through the city streets of Galway and found a BnB nearby to sleep that night.
Campervan to the right, abandoned house to the left and my tent in the middle! |
The spread at breakfast at a Galway cafe/restaurant, and yes we ate here! |
Dinner that night was fantastic and we all enjoyed our own meals - a plus when we each ordered a different plate as I usually sit there and wish I'd ordered the plate of the person sitting next to me... We returned to the restaurant in the morning as they did a good breakfast also and great coffee.
We returned home Monday evening and made the most of Nicky and Michael's last night in Ireland.