Living on the Edge on the Cliffs of Moher

Our last day of “being one with nature” we spent driving through the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren to get to Galway. We took a car ferry over the River Shannon to get to County Clare. This was a first for all of us– kind of cool sitting in your car while on a ferry. Driving in general wasn’t too bad although there were a few minutes of driving through roads barely big enough for one car. I mean we were toast if another car came the opposite direction. But we made it out ok and the locals are pretty good about helping you out.

I was really excited to see the Cliffs of Moher. These are the cliffs you often see in Ireland travel brochures. They were simply amazing! They are totally vertical limestone cliffs against the sea. And they are high….214 meters to be exact! There are protective walls all around the north end of the cliffs (so you won’t fall) but if you walk to the south you can walk pretty far without the walls. You can even sit on the cliff’s edge. Which in my opinion is just plain stupid….I barely even walked the south side. It was so windy I was convinced the wind would throw me over the edge! It was my dad that convinced me. I figured if my dad was doing it, I probably should too! :) Anyway they are just breathtakingly beautiful! Oh and the food at the visitor center was really good again!

The last part of the trip to Galway we drove through the Burren which is another National park but very different from Killarney (and the rest of Ireland). It’s very desert-like full of rocky landscapes, more limestone, and some beaches. We didn’t really stop but it made for a nice drive into Galway.