在懸崖遊走的早上 A Walk on The Cliffs in the Morning

愛爾蘭環島遊(第4天) Round Tour in Ireland (4th Day) - 愛爾蘭西海岸 West Coast of Ireland

早上我們在Elements B&B享用了Christina and Keith精心烹煮的早餐，他們有一個寬敞且設備齊全而很有家的感覺的廚房，我們坐於廚房旁雅致的用餐區，透過落地玻璃可看到後花園。

In the morning, we had breakfasts at the Elements B&B which were nicely prepared by Christina and Keith. They had a large, fully-equipped and a homey kitchen.  We sat at the lovely dining room, looking over the back garden via the windows

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除了那整套豐富的愛爾蘭式早餐，他們在餐桌上放有多款自家製果醬及愛爾蘭麵包，有新鮮蒸餾的咖啡，還有在旁邊廚櫃上放滿了各式穀類早餐及楓樹糖漿、朱古力醬等等，這個早餐吃得我們超滿足！

Apart from the delicious full set of Irish breakfasts, there were homemade jam of various flavours and Irish breads on the dining tables, freshly brewed coffee as well as many kinds of cereals, maple syrup & chocolate sauce on the sideboard for our selection.

這天的第一個要去的地方仍然是Cliffs of Moher。由於提前上網購買入場劵可享有折扣，我們於B&B先上網購票。The first mission of the day was still Cliffs of Moher.  As advance online purchase of admission tickets could enjoy a small discount, we access the website to purchase tickets using the wifi at the B&B.
早餐後，我們便離開Lisdoovarna，先駕車去Cliffs of Moher。  After breakfasts, we left Lisdoovarna and headed to Cliffs of Moher.

到了Cliffs of Moher的停車場，我們出示確認訂票的電郵，便讓我們駛進泊車。
Upon arriving the carpark at Cliffs of Moher, we presented the confirmation email of admission tickets purchase.  We were then allowed to drive in and park.

我們選擇了行右邊的步道，這步道就是位於懸崖邊上。

We chose to walk for the trail on the right side which was just above the cliffs there.

在步道起點走不遠，有一個紀念碑，紀念在這懸崖死亡的人士，可見這懸崖的陡峭。
There was a memorial plaque near the start of this trail, commemorating those people who had lost their lives at the cliffs; showing how steep the cliffs were.

為安全起見，最好是沿著步道，在石塊圍欄之內行走。有一些遊客走出步道，離懸崖邊緣較近，有些崖邊頗為大風，需更小心。To be safe, it was better to walk on the trail behind the line of stone slabs.  Some people did walk outside the trail which was much closer to the edge of cliffs but some of the places were very windy.  Extra attention was needed on safety.

沿著步道可看到各懸崖海岸的景致。
Scenery of the different cliffs could be seen when walking along the trail.

步行約一個多小時便會看到一個非常貼近崖邊的小湖，看過去像是與大海相連似的。我這膽小畏高人就乖乖的沿步道，在湖近岸的一邊行走，有些膽大的遊客就沿湖近崖邊的小路走。

After walking along the trail for about an hour, we saw a small lake which was very close to the edge of a cliff.  It looked as if connected to the sea.  Being timid, I still followed the trail along the inner edge of the lake which was closer to the grassland.  There were some tourists choosing to walk along the outer edge of the lake.

行了個多小時，經過了幾個崖頂，我們便開始掉頭折返回起點。在折返途中，發覺陸續有旅行團到來，比較人多擁擠。Cliffs of Moher 是一熱門旅遊景點，可幸我們來得較早，約9:30便到達，可以較優哉悠哉地欣賞風景及遠足。After walking across a few cliffs in about 1.5hours, we turned around and return back to the starting point.  On the way back, as it was getting late in the morning, more tour groups had arrived and the trails were started to be a bit crowded.  As Cliffs of Moher was a very popular tourist spot, we were lucky to have arrived earlier at around 9:30am to enjoy the scenery and hiking.

如將來有機會再來，我們便可選擇行左邊的步道，以另一角度觀看懸崖。
If coming again in the future, we would choose to try the trail on the left side on which we could view the cliffs from a different angle.

在離開前，我們先前去位於遊客中心的洗手間，中心內亦設有關於Cliffs of Moher的展覽、有餐廳，以及數間賣紀念品的店舖。Before leaving, we went to the washrooms at visitor centre.  In the centre, there were also an exhibition about Cliffs of Moher, a cafeteria as well as a few souvenir shops.

然後，我們便出發前往下一個目的地。Then, we started to head for the next destination.

有用網址 Useful websites:
Elements B&B - http://elementsbnb.com/ or http://www.booking.com/hotel/ie/elements-guest-house.en-gb.html
Cliffs of Moher - http://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/

..... 待續 to be continued .....