After having soup at the Dun Quin pottery café, we hopped a boat across to the Blasket Islands. For those who aren’t aware of the history behind these islands, they were inhabited a while back until in the 1950’s the government relocated the villagers. Now the houses are deserted and stand in ruin. A boat leaves Dun Quin harbor and 30 Euro gets you dropped off and picked back up later in the day.
The boat traveled 2 miles off the coast, and then we used a zodiac raft to fiord to shore. We only had about an hour and a half on the island, but got a lot of walking in. Lots of wild sheep on the Blaskets, and one of the nicest beaches we’ve seen yet. Got home and crashed. No going out to pubs for me tonight, this Irishman is tired. The plan for tomorrow is to climb “Pointy Mountain” or whatever its Gaelic name is called.
After having soup at the Dun Quin pottery café, we hopped a boat across to the Blasket Islands. For those who aren’t aware of the history behind these islands, they were inhabited a while back until in the 1950’s the government relocated the villagers. Now the houses are deserted and stand in ruin. A boat leaves Dun Quin harbor and 30 Euro gets you dropped off and picked back up later in the day.
The boat traveled 2 miles off the coast, and then we used a zodiac raft to fiord to shore. We only had about an hour and a half on the island, but got a lot of walking in. Lots of wild sheep on the Blaskets, and one of the nicest beaches we’ve seen yet. Got home and crashed. No going out to pubs for me tonight, this Irishman is tired. The plan for tomorrow is to climb “Pointy Mountain” or whatever its Gaelic name is called.
1 comment:
Hey, the pics are incredible i bet the real thing is even nicer. Enjoy the rest of your trip and good day.
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