The whole family is on the Kinnagoe Bay in County Donegal to say goodbye to the Wild Atlantic Way. And that’s it. We’ve done it. Those 16 days passed in a single breath. I wouldn’t mind taking a few weeks longer. But, I feel very satisfied because we had the road to speak to us...
Kinnagoe Bay in County Donegal was the last hidden gem that we discovered during our journey. Although a curtain of dark clouds covered the sun, and the wind was building, but with tree-lined-cliffs rising on one side and the Atlantic on the other, this secluded beach was still incredible. An hour or so later we...
Today, we made it to the edge of Ireland, to Malin Head in County Donegal. Time doesn’t seem to pass there, because the waves of today and tomorrow are the same as those of yesterday and the same as ever. Thick cloud and drops of rain. Strong winds. Autumnal storms starting tear down the coast...
There were clouds hanging low and not a hint of a clear sky on the horizon when we were passing through the Mamore Gap on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal. It was a melancholy place, which made me think of our journey as a succession of days, of skies, of colors and of places...
The Wild Atlantic Way tells the story about vertical cliffs, sculpted by wind rocks of bizarre shapes, lighthouses standing as sentries at the edge of the ocean, rolling hillsides clothed in a glorious velvet green, sheep on the wild mountainous terrain, and deserted beaches. It’s like a lover talking about his girlfriend, sharing his joys...
Today, we rode through Rosguill Peninsula in County Donegal. There was only an occasional car on the road, and groups of huts appeared from time to time. Most of what we saw was a wild terrain, where the Nature sets its pace. When we stopped at the ‘outskirts’ of Dooey village to taste the emptiness...
Departures were always poignant for us. In many places, we were torn between the desire to remain a little longer and the need to respect the time constraints of our itinerary. But I was happy to have even that short time when we carved our way through places like Glengesh Pass in County Donegal. The...
It’s places as wonderful as the Silver Strand beach at Malin Beg in County Donegal that are dangerous to those with the ambition of driving the entire Wild Atlantic Way, because they make you want to stay there for a long time. How can one bear to leave something so beautiful? Our day exploded in...
Hallelujah! A bit of a blue sky and the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. What a powerful mixture. When we experience places like Slieve League in County Donegal, the real reward comes in a form of those brief moments of an overwhelming beauty and a mystic connection between us and the nature.
As we were heading farther north, we scheduled a stop on the Mullaghmore peninsula in County Sligo. And now I think that no journey through the Wild Atlantic Way can be fulfilled without a glimpse at the Classiebawn Castle. While the seasons change and years pass, it stands proudly and looks out to the immense...