We left Sligo heading north to our B&B near Burtonport in Donegal County. Our first stop was St. John’s Point to see the lighthouse. In typical Irish fashion the roads were pretty narrow, but the traffic was also light. The views as we drove toward the point were wonderful, but the road was too narrow to stop and take a picture. The lighthouse was nice and the view from the point was spectacular.
Our next stop was the Slieve League Cliffs. We first drove to a parking lot near a gate across the road. We started to walk up the very steep road and when we realized that it would be quite a hike and also that we could drive up the road, we decided to have Linda wait at a wide place and Bill went back to get the car (very good decision!!). While waiting for Bill and the car, Linda took a picture of one of the million sheep in Ireland. The drive to the cliffs was uneventful and the view from the top was wonderful, maybe even better than the Cliffs of Moher. It was not perfectly clear, the that didn’t detract too much from the view.
We then headed cross country to our B&B near Burtonport. Our route took us over Glengesh Pass that afforded some great views. We had been warned about the pass, but compared to the passes in the Colorado Rockies, it was pretty tame.
We checked into the B&B and our host Aine Boyle told us that her sister was having her ukulele students have a session at a local pub and we were invited to play along. Before we went to the pub, we had dinner at a local restaurant the seafood (all local) was outstanding. It was great fun and Bill sang a few songs and played along. But the highlight of the evening was when they discovered we had been married for 50 ears and they sang a some “My Best Friend” while we danced. The video is on Facebook.
Tomorrow we are off to explore more of Donegal.