When I was researching the Wild Atlantic Way County Clare didn’t seem to have much of interest us. I’m sure it would for other people but it just didn’t seem to have mountains or dramatic landscapes that we crave. The main attraction (and one of the top attractions for the entire country) is the Cliffs…
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The scenic Sky Road and idyllic beaches | County Galway, Ireland
After yesterday’s big hike we decided to take it easy today on a driving tour. Our first stop was the colourful village of Clifden. It was mostly closed up but they had some pretty shop fronts to wander past. We also stocked up on food at Lidl and were rather embarrassed when the shop clerk…
Hiking the Glencoaghan Horseshoe | Connemara, Ireland
Our plan for today was to hike along the Glencoaghan horseshoe which traverses 6 of the 12 Bens (mountains) and was due to take about 8 hours. We had to wake nice and early as we have limited day light hours during the winter and didn’t want to hike back in the dark. Unlike other…
A day of jaw dropping sights around Connemara National Park | Ireland
It was still dark when we woke up and the cold temperatures meant our breath was visible like smoke. But that didn’t bother us, the sky was filled with stars and we knew it was going to be the best weather day so far. There wasn’t an exciting sunrise as the sky was cloudless but…
Exploring the Doolough Valley | Ireland
A winding road led us through the cloud enshrouded Doolough valley with mountains on either side of us. As the road dipped down we headed towards the shores of Doo Lough lake. The road continued wiggling along the shores with the water right beside us. It was a really scenic area that felt untouched by…
Atlantic swimmming, Irish music session and a holy mountain | Ireland
We had planned on hiking a mountain near Achill Island but low cloud covered the tops for most of the day so we gave up and hit the road until we reached Westport. It was such a colourful town with shop-fronts painted different colours and a lovely font used on each sign, giving the place…
Hiking across the highest cliffs in Ireland | Achill Island
Our first two days on Achill Island were spent waiting out some very rainy weather in our campervan. On day three we finally had some good weather forecasted so we woke up before the sun and drove across the island to the end of the road at Keem Bay. The road clung to the edge…
Exploring the north coast of County Mayo | Ireland
We started our explorations around County Mayo along the northern coast so we could see Downpatrick Head, a rugged rock pillar that rises straight out the sea. The cliffs around here are used for the red bull diving championships where divers hurl themselves off the 21m cliff at speeds of 85kmh. It was pretty horrendous…
A scenic roadtrip through County Sligo | Ireland
Our adventures in Sligo were a little delayed after we accidentally took a wrong turn and went 25km in the wrong direction. Craig blamed me as I’m the navigator but I was quick to investigate the situation. Besides, I had another 25km of sitting there like a lemon to get back to our junction to…
The wild route to Slieve League Cliffs | Donegal, Ireland
A lot of people think Slieve League holds the trophy for the highest cliffs in Ireland but it turns out that it’s just a myth. Information online is rather cryptic and says things like ‘the highest, accessible, sea cliffs in Ireland’ regardless of their awards we were going to see what all the fuss what…
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