May 22, 2024
Day 8: Rest Day in Portmagee
Visit to Skellig Michael
We booked our tickets to for the Skellig Michael Landing tour on January 10th, the first day that they opened the 2024 bookings. We have only one day in Portmagee and all one can do is hope the weather holds and a storm doesn't blow in to cancel the trip.
Well, last night the email said the forecast looked like it could cause a problem for landing on Skelligs. They indicated that a decision would be made at 7:00 in the morning because weather conditions were deteriorating with the anticipation of high winds and possible rain showers. At 7:10 I checked my email and it read "The guides are happy with the landing conditions on Skellig Michael." It then continued to say that the journey home to Portmagee may be a little rough. Rough it was!
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/hpup0ti13f86mchg5djkg1cfli8_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 3 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/oyd7yjcgwfxc83x5udtzounw95x_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 1 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/7km0pc6dvy65pa5v56w5ztyvdsn_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 5 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/gn4rsbeyr3ct8lmbrtqjnlti6lz_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 3 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/sy2k8l7fd4i4ywxhi38zam816ii_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 7 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/f1ysaky86y209t0wau0sn7dfavi_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 1 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/j2lzwv4ysw9m8wf7rtdfae6bv4q_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 2 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/f47ldxu4rocck06isuuhzar56om_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 2 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/43v6gtrue26chjtps3vnxd7qab1_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 0 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/qm9z5s7x84atheopw49pskpr9fs_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 0 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/mm5zrpu0l62e6bjn4pm6mr1n2a5_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 0 | Comment | 0 | Link |
![](https://images.cycleblaze.com/z7850dbh7pucsoqlwulhh64974k_2000.jpeg)
Heart | 3 | Comment | 0 | Link |
The photos ended after this point due to the extremely rough waters during the 9 mile trip back to the pier at Portmagee. We wore full rain gear and they offered us capes, too. Chuck & I fared well due to the rain gear, but some folks got off the boat dripping wet. We have taken boat excursions on two oceans now and decided that this was the roughest trip we have ever experienced on open water.
One highlight of the day - we saw the fins of two basking sharks on our way out to the islands. Had to google them this evening - they are the second largest living shark and they eat plankton, not humans.
We booked with Skellig Coast Adventures and the crew took great care of us. We'd give them a 5-star rating. This trip is a MUST do on the list of things to see and do in Ireland. We loved every minute.
Rate this entry's writing | Heart | 7 |
Comment on this entry | Comment | 2 |
3 months ago
3 months ago