I'm in a hotel at present as could not find a B&B with availability yesterday, that means a buffet breakfast, rather than home cooked, it's still not bad, but home cooked is always best. As I load my plate with the usual bacon & sausage, a wry smile crosses my face as I add the white pudding, remembering the times I've been in Ireland with guys who have never visited before, and they ask me what white pudding is.... my mischievous reply is "It's like black pudding, but they separate the white and red blood cells and they only use the white blood cells in the white pudding" and then I watch as they try it and then reply "Oh yeh, you can taste the difference ! "
Breakfast over, just in time for the rain to start ! The halcyon days of driving in shorts & T shirt with the roof down, seem a distant memory at the moment, me and the bright yellow rain coat have become strong and loyal friends over the past few days !
So first stop of the day is Fanad Head and the Fanad Lighthouse, it's pouring down when I get here, but I decide to hang around for 20 minutes to see if it brightens up, which thankfully it did.
The scene looking away from the lighthouse is pretty special too
I head on then to Ballyhiernan Bay, once again a wonderful stretch of beach, which is being used by absolutely no one
The roads today have been absolutely spectacular to drive, best day so far, imagine you're driving the worlds biggest roller coaster, every few seconds a twist or turn, a rise and fall, then immediately into an adverse camber, and all the time with the most spectacular landscape either side of you. I've driven for miles and miles without seeing a straight piece of road.
I've not encountered many people today, in fact by lunchtime I had spoken to no one, the only people I had seen were a couple jogging, so as I pull over to take a shot of Island Roy, I'm approached by a very inquisitive beast, so I had a chat for a few moments to break the silence.
The next point is Rossguill and once again the heavens open up on me, but not long after I leave climbing steeply up hill, I see a view that I have to stop and capture.
A brief stop at Doe Castle Viewpoint, and then it's on to Marble Hill Beach
Marble Hill Beach is stunning, totally deserted, so I enjoy a good long walk along it's sands working up a thirst as I've spotted an artisan coffee shack which I plan to give a try.
If you like great coffee, you will absolutely love this place, great guys running it too !
Well that's about it for day 4 on the Wild Atlantic Way, I will leave you with a strong piece of advice I noticed on a farm gate this morning....(it will means more to some of you than others....LOL)
