15/05: Loop Head and the Cliffs of Moher
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
And this evening’s beers are Burren Gold and Burren Red, a lager and an ale brewed by the Burren Micro Brewery.
It was pouring rain when I woke up this morning which made me happy that we had delayed our morning departure. By time we had eaten another amazing Irish breakfast, the rain was down to a drizzle. We had stayed in the town Tarbert as it is home to a ferry across the Shannon Estuary.
This ferry took us across the estuary. The ferry can carry 50 cars or equivalent vehicles --- this packed ferry had at 4 transport trucks, a few smaller trucks, 4 tourist bus and a number of cars.
We drove Loop Head, the southern most point on the the north side of the estuary. Our plan for today is to drive north along the coast to the Cliffs of Moher.
In drizzle and mist you can find things other than the view to photograph. My guide book describes the views as “gobsmacking”. Considering how beautiful the views are in the mist, I think the guide book is probably correct in it’s view.
Nature's rock garden for the gulls.
Squawking
Some of the views as we drove north along the coast.
The Cliffs of Moher are a huge tourist attraction --- lots of buses, large parking lot, tourist shops and lots and lots of people. Unfortunately, the weather took a turn for the worse
as the clouds dropped. If you look closely at the photo you’ll see people looking at the view.
We did get to see a bit of the cliffs when we first arrived. One person’s solution to the lack of view was to take photos of the slide presentation in the visitor center.
Puffins nest along the cliffs and we were able to see them with binoculars.
My attempt at an art photo …. Ghost cows.
It was pouring rain when I woke up this morning which made me happy that we had delayed our morning departure. By time we had eaten another amazing Irish breakfast, the rain was down to a drizzle. We had stayed in the town Tarbert as it is home to a ferry across the Shannon Estuary.
This ferry took us across the estuary. The ferry can carry 50 cars or equivalent vehicles --- this packed ferry had at 4 transport trucks, a few smaller trucks, 4 tourist bus and a number of cars.
We drove Loop Head, the southern most point on the the north side of the estuary. Our plan for today is to drive north along the coast to the Cliffs of Moher.
In drizzle and mist you can find things other than the view to photograph. My guide book describes the views as “gobsmacking”. Considering how beautiful the views are in the mist, I think the guide book is probably correct in it’s view.
Nature's rock garden for the gulls.
Squawking
Some of the views as we drove north along the coast.
The Cliffs of Moher are a huge tourist attraction --- lots of buses, large parking lot, tourist shops and lots and lots of people. Unfortunately, the weather took a turn for the worse
as the clouds dropped. If you look closely at the photo you’ll see people looking at the view.
We did get to see a bit of the cliffs when we first arrived. One person’s solution to the lack of view was to take photos of the slide presentation in the visitor center.
Puffins nest along the cliffs and we were able to see them with binoculars.
My attempt at an art photo …. Ghost cows.