The longer I drive in Ireland the slower I get. Lots of blind curves, hills, rough pavement and narrow roads. So I just slow down and "fock" the drivers behind me who want me to drive faster, as Paul at Celtic Rider said. We are using a nice Toyota Corolla Hybrid that handles well and is easy to drive.
Our first stop today was The Burren on the coast in County Clare. It is a geologic formation that stretches for 5 miles right on the ocean. It's pretty wild looking with what looks like slabs and blobs of rock, mainly limestone. We entered The Burren area, a national park, with open and free access, just a few small parking areas along the road.
Next was a visit to the Cliffs of Moher. This attraction is about the opposite of The Burren in the sense that it is the number one tourist site in Ireland. It is a large area that has been developed to accommodate over one million visitors a year; large parking lot, a visitor center that is mainly a gift shop, coffee shop, walkways and walled viewing areas. Apparently for several years the Irish government purposely did not put up barriers near the Cliffs believing it was a form of natural selection of those who fell off the Cliffs. However as more and more people accidentally fell and committed suicide they put up rock barriers. The Cliffs at their highest are 700 feet above the ocean.
We had what was our best meal on the trip so far at Tubridy's Bar & Restaurant in Doobeg, County Clare. I had a lamb stew on mashed potatoes and Sooz had roast beef and mashed potatoes. I had it saved in my Google map before we left the States but I can't remember where I heard about it. When I asked the waitress where I may have heard about the place she mentioned that the Trump sons had been there a couple of months ago because their golf resort is very close. I told her I am sure I did not save it because of the Trump boys.
I started losing steam so we decided to head to our hotel in Ennis. It's a nice small town and I am going to try to catch up on posting pictures to the blog so if you want to see them go back a few days in the blog and check them out.
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