{"id":818,"date":"2013-11-18T17:57:25","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T00:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=818"},"modified":"2013-11-18T17:57:25","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T00:57:25","slug":"ardara-and-the-cilffs-of-sliabh-liag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=818","title":{"rendered":"Ardara and the Cilffs of Sliabh Liag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We took an early morning walk around the village of Ardara waiting for another Irish breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ardara 1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ardara-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ardara 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our hotel:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"nesbitt arms restyle early morning.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/nesbitt-arms-restyle-early-morning.jpg\" alt=\"Nesbitt arms restyle early morning\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gina in front of the hotel with our beloved Vagatron.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"gina and the vagatron in Ardara.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/gina-and-the-vagatron-in-Ardara.jpg\" alt=\"Gina and the vagatron in Ardara\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Owenstock River.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"owenstocl river in Ardara.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/owenstocl-river-in-Ardara.jpg\" alt=\"Owenstocl river in Ardara\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What is the old saying? \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Keep your horse close and your enemies closer?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00c2\u00a0Maybe not exactly, but as we walked up by this house, a man in his bathrobe was loading a horse into a trailer. \u00c2\u00a0I left him his privacy. \u00c2\u00a0But here is his house.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ardara horse and house.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ardara-horse-and-house.jpg\" alt=\"Ardara horse and house\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some other shots around Ardara.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ardara barrels and door.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ardara-barrels-and-door.jpg\" alt=\"Ardara barrels and door\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ardara charles mchugh store.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ardara-charles-mchugh-store.jpg\" alt=\"Ardara charles mchugh store\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ardara brown door topaz detail.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ardara-brown-door-topaz-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Ardara brown door topaz detail\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ardara nancys pub and doug.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ardara-nancys-pub-and-doug.jpg\" alt=\"Ardara nancys pub and doug\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That is Doug Collins and his BIGGER camera in the shot above. \u00c2\u00a0Nancy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is where we had dinner the night before. \u00c2\u00a0Below, John, Chris and Gina at breakfast at the Nesbitt Arms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"john chris and gina at breakfast in Ardara.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/john-chris-and-gina-at-breakfast-in-Ardara.jpg\" alt=\"John chris and gina at breakfast in Ardara\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here is the group, a motley looking crew indeed, waiting for Eddie Doherty to open.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"group at eddie doherty.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/group-at-eddie-doherty.jpg\" alt=\"Group at eddie doherty\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The master weaver at work:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"eddie doherty at work.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/eddie-doherty-at-work.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie doherty at work\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"eddie doherty at work 2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/eddie-doherty-at-work-2.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie doherty at work 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Handsome devil wearing a Doherty hat. \u00c2\u00a0Sean ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t too bad either. \u00c2\u00a0Unfortunately, I could never wear a wool cap in Florida, so Gina wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let me buy one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sean and wes in caps.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sean-and-wes-in-caps.jpg\" alt=\"Sean and wes in caps\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After watching the master at work, off to the Cliffs of Sliabh Liag (Slieve League). \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/slieveleaguecliffs.ie\/info\">http:\/\/slieveleaguecliffs.ie\/info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Giants Chair below, and his giant screen HDR TV. \u00c2\u00a0Actually the rock formation center right is the Giant\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Chair and Desk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"giants chair.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/giants-chair.jpg\" alt=\"Giants chair\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We embarked on the Nuala Star for a boat ride to the cliffs, sorrowfully leaving behind our beloved Rob and Kristinia. \u00c2\u00a0They missed a great ride.<\/p>\n<p>The little settlement of Tieleann behind and a rainbow:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"view from the boat slieve league and rainbow topaz adjust 5.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/view-from-the-boat-slieve-league-and-rainbow-topaz-adjust-5.jpg\" alt=\"View from the boat slieve league and rainbow topaz adjust 5\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A pretty view below, actually the first photo from Ireland that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve sold at an art show. \u00c2\u00a0There is no accounting for taste.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"slieve league cliffs 1 adjust 5.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/slieve-league-cliffs-1-adjust-5.jpg\" alt=\"Slieve league cliffs 1 adjust 5\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some of our group listening intently to Paddy Byrne, in the blue tee, giving instructions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"paddy giving instructions.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/paddy-giving-instructions.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy giving instructions\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Three girls holding on for dear life. \u00c2\u00a0It was a little rough, not too bad tho for us old salts. \u00c2\u00a0One lady on the boat, not of our party, spent most of the trip with her head in a bag. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"three holding on for dear life.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/three-holding-on-for-dear-life.jpg\" alt=\"Three holding on for dear life\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Signal tower on top of the cliff. \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/homepage.eircom.net\/~signaltowers\/carriganhd.html\">http:\/\/homepage.eircom.net\/~signaltowers\/carriganhd.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"slieve league signal tower.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/slieve-league-signal-tower.jpg\" alt=\"Slieve league signal tower\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Paddy tried his best to steal my wife, but she wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t agree. \u00c2\u00a0Sometime you just can&#8217;t win. \u00c2\u00a0Just kidding, Gina.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"paddy and gina.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/paddy-and-gina.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy and gina\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This old rock building caught my eye. \u00c2\u00a0Like I said, no accounting for taste.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"teilin dock doow and wall.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/teilin-dock-doow-and-wall.jpg\" alt=\"Teilin dock doow and wall\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We met up with Rob and Kristinia at the Ti Linn cafe, and continued our adventures for another full day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took an early morning walk around the village of Ardara waiting for another Irish breakfast. \u00c2\u00a0 Our hotel: 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