I love it when the weather cooperates unexpectedly

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I was in Ireland last week. A few days were really nice (high 60s and sunny) while others were terrible (rain/drizzle and cold).

I got up Friday morning with the intent of visiting the Cliffs of Mohr. At first, the day looked nice and sunny. But the clouds rolled in during breakfast, and then the pouring rain started. Grrr.

So we got to the Cliffs of Mohr after a long drive, parked the car at the car lot, and got out to thick drizzle and a cold breeze off the sea. I’ll be honest, I wanted to just get back in the car and head to the hotel. Blech.

But we decided to go through with it, and trudged off to the cliffs.

About 5 minutes after getting to the sights, the clouds parted and the sun came through. It was spectacular!

Now to shamelessly share some photos:
The Cliffs

Observation tower

Shots where the lighting was just right
Walkway up

Couple walking

It was definitely worth the visit, and I’m so happy the weather turned out so nice.

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I really want to go some day. When I was traveling to London regularly I asked my hosts to arrange a weekend trip (on my dime), and they said they would, but they did not.

Those were some breathtaking pics.

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Yes, really beautiful pics, but I’m sure they don’t capture the real experience.

I’ve come to realize that 20% chance of rain really means 80% chance of awesome. If there’s a chance of awesome, I go.

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Thanks.

The Aran Island cliffs were more stunning, mostly because you get to walk right to the edge. Weird how a desire to jump came over me. :eek: Not to die, but to just jump for jumping sake, if that makes sense.

Aran Cliffs

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And to think, I thought I saw some nice cliffs this year!

OK, I did.

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That’s a great photo.

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Thanks! But I didn’t take it, I found it online. I did take some close-ups this year, and they came out pretty nice, but they’re not currently online.

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Love it when that happens.

We had the same in New Zealand at Mt. Cook which is notorious for being covered in cloud for about 50 weeks a year. The days we were in the area were crystal clear:

Mt. Cook in background

Not Mt Cook, but very close.

At Milford Soundwe had light rain & cloud on the boat-trip out and sun on the way back in.

Outbound

Inbound

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Wow! Great photos. What camera do you use?

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Thanks.

All were taken with a little Canon IXUS 960 that I got in 2008 for my India trip.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/Canon-IXUS-960-IS_Digital-Camera_review

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I’ve been to the Cliffs Of Moher twice. The first time was a disaster. Huge fog bank, very little visibility and thousands of crestfallen tourists who’d travelled a hell of a lot further than I had to see it.

The second time was unreal. Perfect weather, really good visibility. If you have time to wait weather is very changeable here especially on the western seaboard of Ireland.