I arrived at Dublin Airport to be met by Mike on an overcast Irish summer day and this set the pattern for the next few days. Sun, rain, sun, rain and thunder, sun and then more rain! None of this stopped us getting out and about and immersing ourselves in Irish history. From a Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange and the Hill of Tara, spiritual centre of Celtic Ireland and the seat of Kings up to site of the Post Office Siege at the Easter Uprising of 1916. We found the bus service from Howth to Dublin City was excellent and we made several trips into the City.
Howth is a very pretty fishing village with dramatic cliff paths around the coastline which we explored. Around the harbour we found some great places to eat, we enjoyed lovely fish dishes, fantastic pizza and wonderful home-made soup in the pub whilst listening to live Irish music. Walked to Sutton to provision the boat ready for the next passage, true to form we walked back along the beach in the rain
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| Chris and Mike at Newgrange neolithic passage tomb |
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