Cliff tops....to Tralee, the 'Wild Atlantic Way'

Wednesday, July 03, 2019
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
After 2 days of not moving the car, today we are "On the road again"!
After seeing the Cliffs of Moher from the water yesterday, we wanted to see them from the top.  We were not disappointed!  We have been told the weather has been unusually warm (and dry) since we arrived, apparently this is uncharacteristic.  (Ironically, we hear it's been raining at home! Also unusual!). Today was a very warm and clear day perfect for this excursion!
We arrived to find the Cliffs of Moher Visitors centre a pretty cool place to learn about the cliffs  and of course a huge gift shop for the many, many, many tourists who, like us, were visiting today.  The gift shop and Visitors Centre was built right inside one of the adjacent hills.
We hiked some if the trails and the views were breathtakingly beautiful.  As it was sunny & clear we could see the Aran Islands very well.  There were so many amazing vantage points to get pictures and videos.  This is the location Greg chose for the traditional travel picture with the Rider flag.
One thing I noticed, was the cows in Ireland.  Seem to be more lazy than the ones at home, always laying down, can only count a handful I seen standing up.  :)
We spent quite a bit of time at the Cliffs of Moher before leaving for Limerick.

We easily could have stayed in Limerick & explored it more, but just checked out some of the downtown, had some lunch and decided to be on our way.  We did find a lovely coffee shop for a sandwich - there were so many shops to choose from, but we chose "Hook and Ladder" close to the Abbey Riverfront.

While we were getting our sandwiches in Limerick, we booked tonight's stay at The Park Georgian House B &B in Tralee.

A few times today we were sure the Google Maps lady was working against us, but ultimately, we made it where we wanted to go today! This was the way it felt as she guided us to Tralee .

 Tralee has a population of about 24,000.  It sees lots of tourists due to its location on the south west coastal corner of Ireland.....same reason we chose it.  We see many more old traditional buildings in the core area than steel and concrete new ones.....it looks very "European" here.
Our bed & breakfast was right by the town square in a centuries old 3 story town house....LOL, again we got the top floor, Yeats room, ample size room, with a good size ensuite overlooking the street.  Our only concern was parking as the B & B was in a busy street in the heart of the city.  Bhatt, our host (from Poland originally) told us parking would open up in front of the building (which it did) then we could plug the meter anytime for the morning.  Surprisingly we got parking right in front & it only cost us 2.40 Euros to park there until 1030. Perfect & we could see the car from our room!

We took an evening walk around town and stopped for a pint & a Pinot at The Square Bar - a small traditional pub.  The bartending sure poured Eve a full glass of wine, right up to the rim and he winked at me and said oops spilt some on the bar, as he filled it right up, must have been 1/3 of a bottle.

Supper was us splitting fish & chips at Quinlan's Fresh Seafood Restaurant.  It was one if the few restaurants open after 8pm.  The place wasn't big but it was hopping with other folks eating late as well.  We sat next to two guys from Spain who were also travelling around the island for the first time and had a nice chat with them.

Casual walk back to our B & B and even caught James Bond in Casino Royale before bed.  
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