Bank Holiday- and SUNNY!
Took a spin out to Roundstone yesterday, had a big bowl of seafood chowder and a pint of stout in Vaughan’s, walked Dog’s Bay and then carried on ’round to Clifden.
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Entries Tagged as 'connemara'
Mountain Climbing in Connemara!
Climbed Diamond Hill in Connemara yesterday with the kids and some friends. I really wasn’t prepared for the view at the top. In fact I didn’t really think I’d make the top! The last section of the climb was the hardest but the kids were like mountain goats (although I ended up carrying the youngest back down!).
Diamond Hill clocks in just under 500 feet. Check it out if you’re in Connemara. Just head for Letterfrack.
Surf’s Up!
Went for a Sunday drive with the family to Lettermullen in Connemara yesterday after visiting the Coral Beach past Carraroe. As we neared the top of a hill we could see what appeared to be distant mountains- except they were moving. As we crested the hill we saw a sight that took our breath away. The sea was boiling up into 30-40′ waves that were crashing onto the coast, creating a thick spray that was being blown inland for miles. It’s hard to get a sense of the scale from the photos, but if you can imagine the sea wasn’t even a quarter mile from the shed above.
I’d never been out that far before and I’ve never seen waves that huge so close to land- and I grew up in Donegal! Sometimes the sights you see around Galway when on a whim you take that back road instead of driving on are a treasure, and Galway has so many of these hidden gems warped into the rugged coast that you could spend years finding them all.
