Cliffs of Moher

After breakfast we made our way to a small village called Doolin, along the Wild Atlantic Way, which has the trailhead for the Cliffs of Moher walk. The drive through the countryside was gorgeous, with tons of sheep and cattle and beautiful stone walls marking each plot of land. Super green in the sunshine. You used to be able to hike the 13 km trail from Doolin to Liscannor, but they closed the southern half of the trail in April this year due to safety concerns. We hiked from Doolin to just north of the visitors center, about 6 miles out and back. We walked in the low 50 degrees against 25 miles/hr wind with occasional gusts that made me nervous that one of the boys was going ton fall over. A bit of rain, but way better than we thought it would be. Not many people on the trail which made it even more special. We had a standing picnic at the top and then headed back down to the town. The views were gorgeous. Photos don’t really do it justice. The kids were amazing hikers as usual. We did a little bit of shopping at the craft store by where we parked and packed up for the 1 ish hour drive to Limerick. The roads here are substantially larger than England, but people drive on the left, which was surprising. The host of our Airbnb met us at our apartment and we dumped our bags and went down the road to The Glen Tavern. Standard pub fare, food was fine, though not super special, but we had really kind service.

Hopefully a great night’s sleep is ahead for all. Excited for tomorrow and to head to Killarney, which will be home base for the next 3 nights.Read more