So the rain and wind continue but we’re very good at Plan B afterall
We hopped in the car after booking a round trip on the Tarbert Ferry in search of sunshine.
But the cliffs are showing up and our destination is near…
We stopped in the little hut to buy tickets for the tour just in time to be shielded from a downpour 🍀
Dennis was our tour guide telling us the history of this beauty.
Loop Head is an iconic landmark since 1670 on Ireland’s rugged West Coast shoreline and the soft beauty of Co. Clare’s postcard pretty countryside. A trip to Loop Head Lighthouse is a visit of contrasts, centred around this beacon of hope that has perched majestically on the scenic headland of Loop Head peninsula for hundreds of years, looking down on the fury of the Atlantic Ocean 90 meters below.
The coolest part is you can book a stay in the lighthouse keepers home. We definitely need to do this on one of our trips.
We walked up 5 flights and reached the top for a view and were met with heavy rain
Back down for a walk around
A most picturesque lighthouse with every view. It protected ships for hundreds of years, and remains today.
It also guided planes during WW2 with an Eire 45 sign on the tip of the head that helped them navigate and identify the coastline of Ireland, a neutral country in WW2.
Not my photo but you need to see this incredible head jetting into the Atlantic Ocean
Time to bid goodbye to this majestic beauty & back on the road to our home away from home.
Our lighthouse guide said the most powerful Atlantic packs three tons of force in a square foot.
The jagged coastline along the wild Atlantic Way
Back to the ferry in the pouring rain after another perfect day in Ireland
On the way, this might be my new favorite pub
Tomorrow’s a new day and we have some sweet cousins coming to visit our home away from home. Rain rain go away please!!!
