The Burren

Stone walls are everywere...
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The Burren is an area stretching across counties Clare and Galway. The Burren used to be under the sea, giving it an unusual landscape covered with chunks of broken limestone rocks.

We visited Aillwee Caves, whose claim to fame is as the home of some bear remains – they were there, but not very impressive. The cave tour is OK and there is a nice underground waterfall and stalactites and stalagmites. Our tour guide also turned the lights off so we could experience complete dark (apart from the flashing lights on Jays shoes that is…). Overall the tour was OK but a bit expensive.

...wonder why
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Near the caves is the Dolmen, an ancient burial site which is older than Stonehenge – but less impressive too. Nevertheless – how did they get that big rock up there?

We stayed the night in Doolin at the very nice Nagles campsite. It is located right on the ocean with views back to the Cliffs of Moher. Nearby is a rocky bay with some great rock formations and old rock walls – it’s worth an hour or so of exploration. We had dinner and Guinness in a local pub and listened to some Irish music played at one of the tables.

The Dolmen
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Dave.