Day 9 - Gorgeous Louisburgh
/We left Dublin shortly after eating breakfast. Dublin is a 3 and half hour drive from Louisburgh. The drive was smooth despite being on a 1 lane “highway” for a good amount of the time. We stopped around 1PM in Westport for lunch.
We ate at a restaurant called The West. Their seafood chowder was marked on the menu as worldwide award winning. It was truly the best seafood chowder we have ever had. If you are ever in Westport you must try this chowder!
The delicious award winning seafood chowder
The drive from Westport to Louisburgh is about 20 miles and on a clear sunny day (which is exactly what the weather was like while we drove) it is absolutely gorgeous. As you drive you have tall hills and mountains to the left and the glimmering Atlantic Ocean to the right.
We pulled up to the house around 3:45 and were immediately wowed by the incredible views.
The view of the Atlantic Ocean
The hosts are extremely nice. They welcomed us, gave us a quick tour of the house and then started to show us the farm. About 80 sheep, 10 chickens, 2 roosters, and 2 horses live here. We are allowed to pet the sheep’s wool. Oh my gosh they are so soft!
Kian with the Pet Lambs
We took a quick walk to the beach to check it out. It is a nice beach and the sand entertained the kids and myself :) The Atlantic Ocean is still very cold so we just dipped in our feet. There were some jellyfish type creatures the locals call "wafer fish" which had washed up on shore, Kian enjoyed analyzing them.
The Mortons
On the half mile walk back from the beach, the kids kept themselves entertained by picking fluffy dandelions and making wishes.
"I wish the adventure would last forever" - Kian
"I wish for Dora" - Hannah
After we got back, we headed to the closest grocery store in Louisburgh called Durkans. Most of the items are very expensive, but we really needed some fruit and a few things to cook dinner with as we were tired of eating at restaurants. We will go to a much larger grocery store in Westport on Thursday or Friday. 20 Miles is a long way to drive for a good grocery store, but at least it's a nice drive.
After dinner, the kids were showered, had ice cream and went to bed. We were warned the the roosters will start with singing at 5AM.
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