Day 20 Westport, Ireland

A long interesting travelling day, that required quite a bit of ground to be covered. We left Killarney at 9 30 in heavy rain and drove towards The Cliffs of Moher on the Atlantic Coast. In the last 15 minutes of the 2 and a half hour drive the weather miraculously cleared and while cold and blustery, the rain stopped and there was blue sky. We joined many other tourists for the short walk to view the cliffs. The view was stunning and the seawater spouts spraying up from below added to the scene. It was all worth the detour we had made. We then drove on 9 km to Doolin, a very quaint little seaside village where we ate pizza for lunch. Because of our detour we then had to navigate a very windy and narrow road around Galway Bay, before finally making it onto the more major road south of Westport. The drive was so picturesque and led us in and out of little rural Irish villages. The land itself is characterized by its stone fences which were everywhere. There were many glimpses of the Atlantic Ocean. We arrived in Westport at 5 pm by which time it was raining here too and very dark. We ordered a taxi to get into town and spent a lovely hour or so at Matt Molloys Bar owned by Matt Malloy from the Chieftans. The music being played in the back room by five musicians playing various instruments was very entertaining and we were lucky to find seats there. We then wandered down the road for our booked dinner at JJ O’Malleys which did not disappoint. When we left it had stopped raining so we slowly made our way back through town admiring the lights, and then up the hill to our accomodation, Westport Heights.Read more