On Tuesday, September 07, 2010, Anja, John and I drove to Letterkenny to have a full Irish breakfast at Mountain Top Restaurant...which is a restaurant in which Noel used to be a chef until he bought the grooming business from Patricia, whom we would meet later in the day. A full Irish breakfast includes both black and white pudding...John and I aren't real fans!
A full English breakfast with scrambled eggs,
sausage,
black pudding, bacon, mushrooms, baked beans,
hash browns, and half a tomato.
We then drove to Slieve Lieg Cliffs.
Located on the
coast of
County Donegal,
Ireland,
Slieve League (
Irish:
Sliabh Liag), at 601
metres, has
Ireland's highest
sea cliffs, also the tallest in Europe. Less famous than the
Cliffs of Moher, in
County Clare, Slieve League reaches almost three times higher than Clare's famous attraction.
The
Belfast naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger wrote in 1939:
- A tall mountain of nearly 2000 feet, precipitous on its northern side, has been devoured by the sea till the southern face forms a precipice likewise, descending on this side right into the Atlantic from the long knife-edge which forms the summit. The traverse of this ridge, the "One Man's Path", is one of the most remarkable walks to be found in Ireland - not actually dangerous, but needing a good head and careful progress on a stormy day....The northern precipice, which drops 1500 feet into the coomb surrounding the Little Lough Agh, harbours the majority of the alpine plants of Slieve League, the most varied group of alpines to be found anywhere in Donegal.
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| Ladie's room in Irish: Mna |
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| Men's room in Irish: Fir |
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| Ti Lynn Gift Shop...Karen bought a new Sheep umbrella as her own had broken. |
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| At Slieve Lieg Cliffs. |
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| Anja and Nemo |
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| John (with Nat) and Anja (with Nemo) |
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| Anja with Nat and Nemo |
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| We visited Patricia in her home. Patricia is an Irish-American who moved to Ireland after her divorce. Patricia has a horse, and goats, dogs and a cat. Patricia was the individual who had sold her grooming business to Noel. Patricia had been a police officer in Louisiana...and was close to the case of the judge and spouse who were murdered years ago. |
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| Patrica and one of her dogs. |
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| John, Patricia, and Anja |
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| Patricia's goats greeted us at the door as we were leaving. |
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| Goats at Patricia's |
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| Patricia's goats |
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| Patricia's horse in background |
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| Nat greeting Karen...Nemo looks on. |
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| En route back to Ramelton, we saw "The Statue of Liberty." |
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| That evening, Anja, John and I ate at The Water's Edge in Rathmullan, Ireland. |
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| Anja |
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| John |
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| Karen |
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| John and Anja at Conroy's Pub in Ramelton (on Castle and Pound Street) |
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| Anja and John |
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