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Celtic Cross at Clonca, Clonca, cottages, Donegal, dreams, Inishowen 100, Ireland, Malin Head, photography, thoughts
Since I’ve been back from Donegal I have been busy getting things together for my trip to Germany next week. My day-to-day life has been a little hectic and I have had no chance to think, imagine or dream.
But on Tuesday I was still up in Donegal and my friend and I decided to take a road trip up to Malin Head on the Inishowen peninsula, the most northerly point of Ireland.
With the weather not being able to make up it’s mind we packed rain gear, hiking boots and a pick-nick. We opted to take the scenic route and drove the ‘Inishowen 100’, a curvy windy road through hill, mountains, past sheep , tumbling valleys and lots and lots of picturesque cottages.
The closer we got to the tip of Ireland the more we felt the need to buy our very own cottage, not that either of us have the cash to do so, but the scenery invites to dream.
Maybe these photos will inspire you a little too:
Mailin Head, the most northerly point of Ireland
names written in stone
crashing waves of the Atlantic
horizon in the distance
lighthouse out at sea
left over from the wind
a cluster of cottages
an Irish donkey and friend
waiting for a pick-nick
a little farm
dangerous area, a sign at Five Finger Strand
Five Finger Strand boasts the highest sand dunes in Europe
a happy seagull
blue water and lots of sand at the Five Finger Strand
sand dunes at Five Finger Strand
ready to seed
the old church at Clonca (near Cardonagh)
window with a view
climbing snail
celtic cross at Clonca
baby fern
tumble down cottage, a bit of a fixer-upper but maybe affordable
window plant
already broken, now just enter?
a window with a view
a broken chimney
left to rust
rotting away
bad luck?
jensinewall 