We Might Not Be Back: Bunratty Castle and the Cliffs of Moher

Since we’d spent the previous day in the car for eight hours we figured we might as well get more driving out of the way. The first morning in Kerry we got up bright and early and headed up to Shannon to see the Cliffs of Moher and Bunratty Castle. On the way the weather reports were grim at best. When they mention gale force winds in Ireland that is no joke. It was sleeting and the roads were icy in the mountains. At lower elevations there was constant rain. We of course just kept going.
By the time we got to the Cliffs of Moher the weather was just miserable. At home I would sit inside and be worried my electricity would go out in similar weather conditions. On vacation we dragged our kids out on a walk to the top of some cliffs. Even with the wind, sleet and rain it is hard to deny the beauty of this area. Sadly we could only stick it out long enough to walk up to the top snap a few pictures. Lottie literally couldn’t stand on her own and we were getting pelted with ice. I set her down on a step to get my camera and a gust of wind blew so hard she stumbled off the step. It was time to move on.
We backtracked to Bunratty Castle and enjoyed a warm meal at the creamery. We were able to find some local police patches behind the bar. The weather stayed pretty awful, but castles seem to have a magical way of perking little girls up. After exploring inside the castle we walked around the little village and discovered the potent smell of peet fires. Then time for a long drive home with a pit stop for groceries.