Day 21 (Part 1) - Bloody Tourists

First things first...   we had a lovely dinner at the Atlantic last night. We went to Mass first, then rolled on to our favourite pub.

Dinner at the Atlantic

So, today started slowly...

The family had commitments this morning,  with Pat taking Ellen to orchestra rehearsal and Marie taking Patrick to a Hurling game. 

So that left just me and Daisy. 

Daisy doing what dogs do!!!

So I did my usual replies to emails and comments (many thanks to all those who send them through!)

Then I was ready for the day.

Today is Sunday, so you expect an influx of visitors to the village,  but they were like ants everywhere  today.

I was debating whether to park up in the top car park or pay my €2 down at the beach.  It's a lovely day today.. the sun is out, so I decided to park up the top and walk down. 

Good decision!

Because when I eventually  got down to the beach car park, they were queued up to even get in!!

Beach car park

There were  squillions of buses, all spewing out tourists at a rate of knots! There was a queue to even get into Joe's  cafe. Luckily I was heading for Val's cafe and she found me a nice little table where I could sit and enjoy my coffee.

The tide was out this morning,  so there were heaps of people on the beach too...

Lahinch beach this morning

Tide is out

I walked down this staircase to the beach too pick up a few little rocks... this is the same staircase that was covered in seaweed previously when the tides were extra high and the sea was roaring in.. 

Staircase to heaven

There was a nice lady down there too and she took my pic!!

At Lahinch Beach

I stopped at the Atlantic on my way home and had my usual toasted sandwich. Some might say I'm a bit predictable!!!

Then this afternoon, Marie took me for a tour of Doonbeg. We took a heap of photos there, so I might start a new post for that!