Mailin Head, the most northerly point of Ireland

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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?