Doolin and Area

Up at 8am and we headed downstairs for our full Irish breakfast. It was delicious as was the coffee.

Texted with Kris and the gang. Off to the pier after picking up Kris from his B&B and meeting his nice host. We met everyone and had a look at the passenger boats loading up then making their way across to the Aran Isles. The boats pounded through the surf and Kelly was getting sick just watching them.  Glad she was not on it!

A tad windy!!

Boats loading passengers.

 We stopped back at the shops and said our goodbyes to the Mackays and Kris. They are heading back to Dublin now to catch a certain show at the Merchant's Arch.

Kelly & Shelley shopped the various woolen shops that made of the commercial part of the town... or should I just say road. Kelly found a nice sweater and then it was off to the woolen mill (actually just another store) Doug & Shelley then headed back to Dublin and we headed over to see the Cliffs of Moher. It looked pretty busy so we headed down the hill to the town of Liscannor.  Yep another wool shop to peruse while I did blog notes 😄

Around the bend was another coastal community of Lahinch. A huge sandy beach was home to surfers, kite surfers and swimmers!!!  It's 14 degrees out!! They also have a nice golf course adjacent to the beach area.

Lahinch, Ireland

Pano of the bay.

 We stopped and parked at a Vantage point and hiked over to the cliff edge. Panoramic views of the beach & golf courses.

Latte time for us as we walked the streets of Lahinch. The huge beach is a very popular surf area with a large amount for surf shops and schools. Although cool by our standards everyone is enjoying the water it seems.

Kelly also grabbed a post card for Lauren then we headed to the Cliffs of Moher . Huge crowds and a full parking lot made us skip it until later when everyone was headed home:-)

Back towards Doolin with a drive through to countryside. We stopped at The Smokehouse in Burren and sampled some salmon before crossing the street for our first Irish Geocache.

Cliffs of Moher

.Queen and her castle

More great views.

A little windy but dry!!

Amazing views!

 After a quick pit stop at the B&B we headed back to the Cliffs to get some exercise :-) Amazing views as the weather was cooperating nicely. (No rain!)

Back to Doolin to drop the car off and walk down the street. A little reconnoiter and we found a nice spot for dinner. It was right beside McGanns Pub and it is called The Riverside Bistro. Incredibly good mussels and caprice salad to start and then a fabulous stuffed chicken dinner for Kelly and a steak dinner for myself. Very good.

Back to the B&B to relax and unwind. Our bodies are in shock though.... no pub food lol

Surfing the net for a B&B later in the week... thinking lakeside now.