We awoke today to see Galway Bay. Unfortunately, we did not see “the sun go down on Galway Bay” as it was raining the whole time we were here.
Shortly after leaving Galway, we arrived at a region called “The Burren”. It was so different from anything we had seen – desolate, windswept, rounded hills, grey in colour. It is a unique limestone landscape that defies description. As we got closer what looked like a solid hill of limestone was actually millions of stones. It is no wonder everything around is made from these rocks. The hills descend spectacularly into the sea with sheer cliffs that call to daredevil rock climbers.
From the Burren, we visited the Cliffs of Moher that were further down the coast. There were a dozen or so coaches there when we arrived so would hate to be here in peak time. The clouds and mist were hanging around so I was disappointed with the photos that I got. We thought that the cliffs at Donegal were better and I still like our “Great Ocean Road”.
In the afternoon, we did visited some sights from the Neolithic Age – The Poulnabrone Dolmen is said to be the Burren’s most iconic landmark and was constructed by Neolithic farmers 5800 years ago making it older than the pyramids. We also visited Caherconnell Stone Fort.
Our day ended with a visit to Birds of Prey Sanctuary. From there the views over to Galway Bay were fantastic as the sky was clear. Tonight we are in a B&B in Ennis.
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