West Coast Holiday

What a treat!  The past four days were spent on holiday in the little coastal town of Fanore in County Clare.  Pictures can't begin to capture the beauty of the west coast.  It is rugged and wild.  Made even more so by high winds from a storm.  In spite of the weather we ventured forth to hike the Cliffs of Moher, explore the medieval castle of Bunratty and the demonstration village they had set up there, went tide pooling, trekked in a cave and met the birds at the Burren Birds of Prey Centre.  At the end of the day we came back to our vacation cottage to sit in front of a peat fire and listen to the wind.  It was a lovely time.