Gannet soaring along the water near the Cliffs of Moher
We hiked around the Cliffs of Moher which is about 8K south of Doolin but then decided we wanted to see it from the water as well so we booked a cruise on “Dolphin Discovery.” With full on sunshine and milder temps, it turned out to be a great way to spend the morning ~ got to see a friendly, playful dolphin, birds and the Cliffs of Moher.
If you want to go to the Cliffs of Moher, there’s a car park and visitor center. Click here for opening hours and prices.
Amazing pictures. Would love to visit here one day.
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It’s a wonderful part of the Ireland! Hope you get a chance to visit sometime.
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I wasn’t aware of the Cliffs of Mohr prior to seeing this post but they are SPECTACULAR!
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They are truly spectacular! I’d love to go back when the Puffins are visiting (they come between April and July and hang out at the Cliffs).
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Your pictures are fantastic. Cliffs of Mohr (the 11th one from the 1st picture) is my favorite. It looks like it’s under water.
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog. Happy you like the photos ~ the 11th one does have a “watery” look to it. I liked all the birds flying around.
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I love your blog and pictures you post so I nominated you for a Liebster Award. All the rules and details are up on my blog (http://pearlsdiamondsandeverythingelse.wordpress.com) 🙂 Thank you for sharing your blog with us!
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Thanks ~ I really appreciate it. I will head over to get the details once I’ve caught up on my updates. I’m back in London but still trying to update the rest of my Ireland trip…
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Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking my recent post. I have to agree with the other comments and congratulate you these photos. They’re great…I personally like the second to last one as well. And love the title of the blog btw! I love the beach.
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Thanks so much for stopping by and your nice comment ~ happy you like the photos (and the blog name). I enjoyed reading your blog and will go back to read more once I get unrazzled from my recent return from Ireland. Still behind on several posts…
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Hi, and thanks for visiting and following my little blog, it is much appreciated. Like yours too: I see you’ve found and fell in love with County Clare, eh? Good choice, it is a terrific county, I used to go caving and climbing in the Burren. Years ago now but I always loved it, gritting it out during the day, then some spuds and sausages in the hostel, then down some country lane to the pub, and there always seems to be live music because of course Co Clare is more or less the HQ of traditional Irish music here. Anyway, enjoy your travels, and warm regards from Dublin- Arran.
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Thanks for stopping by. You have a wonderful blog and since I would love to visit Ireland again, it’s nice to read what you have to say about the area. Although I do refer to the guidebooks and, yes I hate to admit Tripadvisor, I prefer to get my travel info from people who either live in the town (such as yourself) or others who have traveled there.
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Yes, I totally agree with you. It’s not just you and I, it is people in general who know and love their own area, there is no commercial agenda, but you get the real, local, inside track. I’m going away to SW France in a couple of weeks and I’m going to start to scour the net, and especially the blogosphere for blogs from that area. In fact it’s a shame I always think that there’s not an internal WP search engine. (have not had time to write to them about it yet) Pity, because, collectively, our knowledge and individual enthusiasms actually make up quite a considerable pool of combined expertise. Thanks again for your kind words. -A.
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oh wow!!! Your pictures are fabulous!! I’ll be you were so excited about how they turned out. I so love the very first one of the waves and the second one of the soaring Gannet. So impressed!!
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Thanks so much! I was thrilled (and surprised) when I downloaded the photos. And now I’m behind on updating my blog because I’m still stuck in County Clare ~ it was my favorite of the entire 2 weeks of roaming around Scotland and Ireland.
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These are delicious photos! I’ve been from Cork up around Dingle but we ran out of time before we even got to Galway. Would’ve loved to see these cliffs. Promised myself a return trip further north.
Visiting courtesy fo Toby.
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Just to reiterate, bravo on the pictures! You did an amazing job on these!
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THANKS! I’ve been practicing and have learned to take a lot more photos to get a good one. The only problem being it’s so time consuming to go through them all 🙂
You would love County Clare ~ reminded me of the Big Island. Do you have your passport yet?
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Looks very nice indeed. The third photo is of a gannet, the gulls are probably herring gulls but could be lesser black-backs.
The Burren is on my list! Heard a lot about the limestone pavement.
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Thanks for your comment and especially for letting me know about the type of birds (I’ll update the photo caption). My friends laugh that I write “bird” “Cow” “flower” ~ I’m not known for categorizing. But I love when someone lets me know!
The Burren is a wonderful place to visit and we’ve already decided on our next trip to Ireland, we will spend most of our time in Clare and check out Mayo.
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Achill Island has incredible scenery and views of the mountains across the water, though ‘mountain’ should probably be more like ‘very steep hills’.
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The second from last photo is gorgeous. It looks so mysterious and I love the birds, it gives the whole thing scale. An amazing looking place and great photos
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Thanks so much! Your description is on target ~ the area has an aura of mystery to it.
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So beautiful…
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Your pictures are fabulous. Can you tell me more about the hike? The where and, most importantly, the how long…?
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Thanks!
You can actually park at the Cliffs of Mohr and then it’s about a 5-10 minute walk to the North Lookout Point and then about the same amount of time to walk to the South Lookout Point (where you can possibly see Puffins ~ we didn’t since it’s too early in the season). The charge for the car park and entrance to the Visitors Center was about 6 euro per person. I added a link to the blog post above.
We hiked along a trail from Doolin to the Cliffs which is about 8K ~ took us about 3 hours round trip. I would recommend hiking from Doolin ONLY if the weather is nice ~ we lucked out with a sunny day.
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Thanks so much for all the information! Fingers crossed for a dry April in Ireland 🙂
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Great shots! U’ve been there. It’s so cold, bot worth it! The view is amazing!
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Thanks ~ it’s such a beautiful spot, isn’t it? And I agree with you, Very Cold but so worth it!
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Gorgeous pictures! I’m putting this area on my list. You don’t see anything like that on the Gulf Coast. Except maybe a dolphin. Ha!
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Thanks! We loved this area and it’s definitely on our “re-visit” list. We missed seeing the Puffins ~ it’s a little too early as they usually come in mid-April and leave in July.
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