Dingle Peninsula & Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

We continued our adventure driving along the Dingle Peninsula.  It was such a beautiful drive, the landscape gorgeous.  I took the passenger seat again, because driving on the opposite side of the road freaks me O.U.T. and Jordan is a way better driver.  We stopped in a cute town for some scones, because why not!??

If you're like us, and took about a week to explore Ireland go to the Dingle Peninsula.  Skip the Ring of Kerry and drive to the Dingle Peninsula.  You'll be sorry if you don't, and you've been warned.

We pulled off to the "side" of the road many times to stop and take pictures of the Emerald Isle.  

I get in the pictures sometimes too

Our main stop for the day was the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland's most visited natural attraction.  The cliffs ride 702 feet (to be exact) above the Atlantic Ocean and range for 5 miles on the western seaboard of Co. Clare The Cliffs of Moher take their name from a ruined promontory fort "Mothar" which was demolished during the Napoleonic wars to make room for a signal tower at Hag's Head.

For years anyone could walk right up to the cliffs edge until a number of fatal accidents prompted the hiring of rangers to keep people from getting too close.  There is a "civilized" part of the cliffs with a paved walkway and nice wall that extends a couple hundred yards in each direction from the visitors center.  After that, its walking along dirt paths along the edge and nothing to keep you from falling! We saw quite a few people get right up to the edge which blew my mind at their lack of fear, this girl kept a nice safe distance at all times.

A picture with O'Brien's Tower in the background.  You can climb its spiral staircase and enjoy the view.  

Having a great time!

The Cliffs of Moher is a Special Protected Area under the EU Birds Directive. The cliffs are home to Ireland's largest mainland seabirds, with over 30,000 breeding pairs of birds. The most popular seabird that lives here is the Puffin.  Early mornings and midday are the best time to see the Puffins because they go sea fishing in the afternoons.  They arrive from the mid Atlantic in April and return there the end of July.  The rangers had told us they were out in the morning, but we didn't spot any.  Regardless we were still happy! 

Bode and the Cliffs

We had a great time exploring the Cliffs; definitely check out the visitors center before leaving! They have lots of good information and looks of cool information in their exhibition rooms!

...and Ireland is not Ireland without some drastic weather changing.  From sun, to fog to rain, we conclude our trip to the beautiful land of Leprechauns with some of Irelands finest rain.  We had a great time though, and loved every minute of our stay!