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…
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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…
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…
Mountain hikes and mighty waves | Exploring County Donegal, Ireland
We crossed the border into Ireland on a rainy day, which seemed rather fitting considering it’s said to rain 225 days a year. We were now in Europe which meant we were on the Euro but other than that we didn’t notice too many differences with the UK…but they really seemed to like their arcades…
Two days exploring Northern Ireland
We’ve wanted to visit Ireland for years but we put it on the back burner because it’s so close to home and ‘it will always be there’. I guess we like to explore more exotic places while we’re young and healthy but due to covid we’ve been reluctant to go further afield. After spending 4…
Exploring a miniature version of Scotland | Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran is described as being a miniature version of Scotland because it has a bit of everything from mountains and beaches to seals and deer. In fact it’s home to over 2000 deer which makes it a great place to witness the rut. It’s now the end of October and the rut…
Hiking diaries from Glen Coe | Scotland
I couldn’t believe the luck we were getting with the weather in Glen Coe, we were supposed to have a relax day after hiking the challenging Aonach Eagach ridge yesterday but the weather was too good so we made an impromptu decision to hike up the popular Buachaille Etive Mor. BUACHAILLE ETIVE MOR | 13km,…
Scrambling along the narrowest ridge in the UK | Aonach Eagach, Scotland
After a day of rain spent relaxing and cooking in our campervan, we finally woke to clear skies…wow!! We were up before the sun so we watched as it slowly kissed the mountain tops. The ground was covered in frost, the first of the season and we were surprised to see the highest mountains looked…
Exploring Glen Coe | Scotland
Glen Coe is pretty much as good as it gets in Scotland when it comes to mountain scenery. We’d driven through the area back in 2014 but the only photo and therefore the only thing that seems to stick in my memory is a field of burnt orange moorland and a rainbow. I didn’t even…
Mountain hikes and bugling stags | The Scottish highlands
After a rainy day doing deeds around Fort William the sun started to poke out and the sky cleared. We decided to head straight to Glen Nevis, a valley surrounded on both sides by dramatic mountains. It was a very scenic drive with the evening sun casting a beautiful glow over the mountains. We pulled…
