Saturday, May 18, 2013

Kenmare to Doolin (part 1)

One piece of advice I would give to anyone traveling is talk to the locals. They give such good information about the area and have recommendations of all kinds. For instance, we took the ferry across the River Shannon instead of driving around through Limericks because our guide on Muckross Lake suggested it. The travel time was probably the same (because of wait time), but it was so much more enjoyable.

The River Shannon





On the other side of the river we took a coastal route and stopped at Spanish Point.
This guy has job security- he is cleaning up all the kelp along the beach ;)
Look at the blue sky!!

All the black you see on these rocks are tiny little mussels

Back in the car, with our tummies rumbling, we saw a sign pointing up a little road to Barrtra Seafood Restaurant and decided to follow it. When we entered the restaurant, it seemed empty, so we called out and a man dressed like a chef came and showed us to our seat. We were the only ones in the place and got an awesome seat.  The man turned out to the chef and the waiter and busboy for the day. He said his mom usually helped out front, but she wasn't working that day.

We ordered our food and enjoyed the view. As Toby looked around, he noticed the chef run out the back door, it turns out he was getting dill from his garden to garish our dishes- very fresh ;) The food was great and I would recommend it to anyone who is close to Lahinch- just look for the sign :)


As we continued toward Doolin, we stopped at the Cliffs of Moher. The weather was beautiful, but crazy windy- I would not have wanted to be on the coast during a storm.

The Cliffs of Moher were awesome. After we walked around the official section, we went out on or own and were able to get as close to the cliffs age as we dared.







Hold on Toby!

If we kept walking, we would eventually make it our next destination.


Here we are on the cliffs edge.


It's a looooooooong way down!







These "fences" are all over the area created out of local rock.





If you go to Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher are a must! (just pray for good weather)

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