When I think about cliffs, first comes to my mind “Dangerous. Forbidden to come close to it. What really is there to see?”
When I found out where the man of my life lives, I’ve made it a mission to find out where exactly the island of Ireland is, like how the people are, what to see & expect there, cultures, traditions and the list goes on. Aside from this country being referred as the “Emerald Isle” for obvious reason (full of greens), apparently, Ireland is surrounded by lovely cliffs- high & low, North to South, East to West- all across the country.
After thorough research, I’ve come across the majestic sea cliffs. There are so many cliffs- different looks, structure, rock formations, height, etc. One of the cliff that caught my attention and is really famous is The Cliffs of Moher. It is located at southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. It stands as 220 meters high at it’s highest point. It’s been considered as the “8th wonder of the world” of the people who have seen / know the place, it is worth seeing and inhaling fresh Irish air (from oceans and high fields) that we’ve probably never had before.
A little background- this is one of Ireland’s favourite/ best visitor attraction. I guess anyone visiting, transiting, living in Ireland would never miss the majestic Cliffs of Moher. This is also home for many pollinators, various types of birds, land insects and animals. It is also one of the most popular films or music video location - to named Harry Potter, Westlife’s My Love Music Video, etc. These cliffs is truly a gem and has stand still through the test of time! Many generations have come and go, and I am so honoured to have witnessed & behold it’s beauty.
Myself, hubby and both of our friends (Polish and Filipina, another Filipina who got married to Polish national like me) decided to go to the cliffs with us. We have travelled 80 km from where we previously lived, that’s approx 1hour and 20mins to get to this place. We went through national and regional road by car. We passed through all the smooth and bumpy road, over the hills and a winding road. It was quite and adventure, my hubby was busy showing me around Ireland and I appreciate every little detail that he knows about the place that we passed by along the way. The mountain views are exceptional! We passed by varieties of animals beside the road- like the mountain goats, sheeps, bulls, cows with black and white skin (Just like what we see in TV milk commercial.) Fun fact: Ireland is a home of the abundant & freshest milk😍.
After a short while, we arrived at our destination. We arrived at the main entrance, suddenly my hubby said “there is a back door also and you will have an amazing view from the back of the cliffs.” I thought, why not! I am always up for an adventure- it’s just in my system. We proceeded to the back door, surprisingly, not only us who knows where to find it. Lots of people actually goes through the back door. Proper parking was there (as usual pay parking), someone was there who assisted us (ala dispatcher or just like in the Philippines , someone who looks after the parking space and the parked cars though it isn’t theirs😂). So we greeted this young guy, he charged us €3.00 euros (approx 180.00 Philippine peso) or €5.00euros, not sure now. We paid and left our car. The real fun now begins.
We passed through the first small broken concrete fence, it was a long walk for us to actually get there to the cliffs approx 25 minutes-ish (somewhat feels like forever). Plus the heat of the summer sun. For some reason, even 20 degrees Celsius in Ireland is too hot for me. If it’s windy, then you would feel the heat of the sun and cold windy breeze that balances the weather. If Mr. Sun is hiding, then 20C is a bit chilly with ot without wind.
We passed by a herd of cows and bulls in the fields, left and right. My hubby was wearing a red short and few bulls were looking at his shorts. They then started to follow us, it’s been proven to me that bulls are truly mad to red colours 😂. It was so fun that we had to start running though there is a concrete fence that is high enough for them to run over. Thankfully, there is another fence that block them also so they won’t go beyond where they should be. We had a good laughed, conversations, until we realised we were there.
“Oh my good Lord, what a beauty!” I exclaimed… I was so stunned how massive and beautiful these cliffs are, I was speechless, I couldn’t find a word to describe it. Too high and too serene. Many people were there too, most of them are sitting right at the edge of cliffs with their partners and or friends- some having picnic. Everyone just enjoyed the peace, the calm and the most beautiful sound of the waves gracefully hitting the shores. We see birds constantly flying above and below us. Food above (from people), food below (from ocean).
We stayed there for a while, me being a hard headed sometimes I came close to the edge when my hubby did not notice me. Looking down, I thought to myself if I my body would pull me down or if the wind would push me over, I would never survive falling down from 220 meters above sea level high. When hubby notice where I was, he straight had red face, stressed and was very scared for me. I am thankful to God for giving me a very generous, caring, protective and most kind husband hehe.
Anyway, after taking hundreds of photos, we went back to the car and drove home. It was quite an experienced that I would never forget- The Majestic Cliffs of Moher -so close, so real!! Though, now that is ticked in my bucket list, I think that’s gonna stay on the list forever! Hope to be back again soon.
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Love to Every-hive-one,
Sheryl xx