31 October
We left Dingle this morning in the midst of preparations for
Halloween, which is a big deal in Ireland apparently.
We took the Connor Pass (Ireland’s highest public road) over
the middle of the Dingle Peninsular, hoping for the reported “phenomenal views”.
Unfortunately we only encountered thick fog, although did have some peeks of
the view from further down the pass road. Then a drive to Tarbert to catch the
ferry, saying goodbye to County Kerry and hello to County Clare.
We continued on to Lahinch, an Irish seaside holiday resort
which was packed as it was the October Bank public holiday. Brave souls were surfing
and swimming on the coldest day we have had so far, and the wind was freezing!
In a choice between the Cliffs of Moher and The Burren we
chose the latter and were glad we did. It is an amazing landscape. Rather than green,
it is rocky and stark. The rock is striated limestone (for those geologists
reading!) with clumps of vegetation growing in the deep grooves. You have to be
very careful how you walk on it. We visited a fort, Poulnabrone Dolmen and
watched a sheep dog display. So entranced were we that we were rather late into
Galway.
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| Where is the view? |
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| Some of the view, below the fog. |
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| Tarbert ferry |
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| Beach, Irish style |
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| Sheep dogs in The Burren |
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| Poulnabrone Dolmen |
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| The Burren |
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