Fall Travel 2014: Ireland Bike Tour Sept 3

We rode our bikes a short ways from Sheedy's Hotel, (http://www.sheedys.com/) in Lisdoonvarna to the Doolin Ferry.

Our boat was called the Happy Hooker – a reference to hooking fish. 

 We boarded the ferry under cloudy skies, but on the way the sun came out to greet us.

After lunch it was a short ride and long hike up to see a castle ruin, The Black Fort. The Black Fort sits atop sheer cliffs; also Burren formations that drop 300-400 feet straight down.  Tiny fossils could be seen in the sandstone we walked over. Grikes and Clints (crevasses and blocks) in the sandstone insured that we paid attention to where we placed our feet.

 My bike

 You can see the Burren, kind of tilted off in the distance...

 Tiny Fossils

The fort

They built these walls to keep the invaders out!

The entire island of Inis Mor is only about 8k in length, so our ride to our lodging didn’t take too lone. We rode along the lovely coastline enjoying the cows, scenery and sunshine.

 So happy to see the sunshine!

Killmurvey House

http://www.irelandwide.com/acom/kilmurveyhouse/index.htm