We had planned this day to get from point A to point B. And we ended up seeing some amazing sights.
After our breakfast at the Abbey Glen castle we continued on the Sky Road to a lookout. It was a wonderful sight early in the morning.
Then we got back on our main route through the 12 Ben’s Mountains. Up to Westport and then onto Sligo.
Since we didn’t have much planned for the day and we were just expecting to drive all day we got into Sligo around 3pm. There is a mountain range around Sligo and some scenic lookouts so we drove out to those before we bothered to check into our B&B. The weather was spotty but we found a megalithic site and decided to hike the hill up to the site. The sign said it was a 45minute walk but we didn’t know if that was one way. I caught a French dude that said it was about 20minutes. Now that I think about it, he was probably right, if you sprinted!
Anyway, we hiked up to the Knocknarea Cairn. It was a really good workout after sitting in the car all day. Our hearts were pounding after a quick 1000ft climb. The views were spectacular though. Well worth the journey. It seemed very off the beaten path from most visitors, we were glad that we did it. It’s pretty amazing to think how old some of the things we’ve seen are thought to be. This site alone is thought to be 3000 to 2500 B.C.
We found our B&B easily in Sligo and then went out to a pub for dinner and drinks. It was a cold and rainy day and we needed a warm dark pub and some food in our bellies to make us happy.
p.s. – I’ve went back and added a bunch of photos for some other days since we haven’t had internet access for a few days. The ring of kerry day only has one photo because it was a rain-out and the Adare to Galway day I didn’t take a single photo because of the rain.