Wheels Around Europe . . . . . . . : Malin Head, all south from here

Friday, 10 September 2021

Malin Head, all south from here

Thursday 9th September

We left our campsite this morning with full fresh water and empty waste water tanks and batteries fully charged to the max.

It was only a short distance to pick up the signs for the Wild Atlantic Way and we followed them all the way up to Malin Head, the most northerly point in Ireland.

We had some rain overnight, but the morning was bright and warm, but with a covering of thin cloud over the hills. And that was pretty much how the day stayed. No rain but low cloud which is preferable to the forecast thunderstorm that would have meant we might need to avoided Malin Head.

Malin Head frequently gets mentioned on the shipping forecast closely followed by "Force 10 gales" !

So the weather we got today was pretty much as good as it ever gets I think, hardly a breath of wind.

There is a small carpark and a brave coffee seller making a living from the tourists.

From the carpark it's about a mile walk up to the end of the head and Hells Hole which seems to be a large crevis in the rocks with crashing waves, foaming and swirling around.

It was a lovely short walk with spectacular scenery and we were so lucky with the weather staying fine and mostly just a very light wind.

After Malin, it's all south from now on so we set off along the Wild Atlantic Way and ended up on another amazing free beach side parkup at Tullagh Point. There is a wide expanse of golden sands. It's warm enough for shorts and tee-shirt but low cloud still covers the nearby hills.

The coast of Ireland is very beautiful