Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Off To Ireland: Part 8!

We waved goodbye to Killarney and headed to Cliffs of Moher.  It's not always easy to get from one place to another when you have to cross rivers and estuaries to navigate the coastline of Ireland.  If there's not a bridge, you take a ferry.  That's how we got across the River Shannon.



(I could live there)



Then we drove through beautiful countryside, complete with all the old cottages, churches, bridges and barns.






Can you imagine living in one the tiny coastal villages?



Finally, we arrived at Cliffs of Moher!  It was windy, rainy, foggy and cold.  But that didn't deter us from jumping out and hiking around to revel in the beauty of this place.







Finally, the weather cleared enough for us to see O'Brien's Tower from the south view point. I took so many photos from this area, but the one below is my favorite.  It gives a perspective of just how majestic the Cliffs are when you realize that the tower is built on a cliff that is 700 ft above the sea.


Then it was back on the bus with coffee and biscuits to tide us over until we could get to our next destination.


Yes, I'm leaving you with a cliff hanger here...