Travelled:94km along WAW to Clifden and beyond.
Visited: sites along the way
Stay: Mannin Bay parking area N53.4418 W10.0642
The weather was once again wet. So after our morning coffee we pulled up stumps just after 7am. Along the way we had to dodge a few ultra marathon runners - good luck to them on such a horrid day.
We then popped in to have a look at Renvyle Bay and then the Castle ruins, learning more about the history of the area.
Next we joined Pedro and Marie in the small parking lot near Omey Island. The rain continued to pelt down, so we have our breakfast and a chat before Mark plugs in for another Bombers game. Unfortunately the outcome is disastrous but he watches til the end. In the mean time I do some photo updates and watch numerous cars, walkers and horse riders make their way at low tide across the sands to the Island, under the pouring rain.
We have not got the enthusiasm to partake, so we fire up Bluey and brave the Sky Road to Clifden. It’s no narrower than what we have previously driven along but there is definitely more traffic, which makes it slow going especially in the wet conditions. Mark gets upset with a few tourist/hire cars that are unwilling to move over, whilst we are practically in the bushes. If you are worried about getting scratches on your car Ireland is not the place to visit. We make a brief stop at the lookout and took off before we were jammed in by a tourist bus.
By the time we reached Clifden its well and truely time for lunch. The Main Street was like a carpark so we turned away from the chaos and made our way to Lidl, did a bit of shopping and had a bite to eat. If it wasn’t still pouring down with rain we may have walked into town. Instead we followed the Wild Atlantic Way sign to Derrigimlagh which offered a 5km walk through moorland with historical significance. From 1905-23 Gugliemo Marconi built and ran a radio station which did the first transatlantic transmission in 1907. Also in 1919 pilots Alcock and Brown crash landed here on the first nonstop transatlantic flight. We found it very interesting and felt lucky that it didn’t rain whilst we were there.
As it was getting late in the day we didn’t go far to find a spot at Mannin Bay, hoping for a quiet night.
Not quite beach weather today...
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