点评:A friend and i were based in a home exchange in the small town of Carrick on the northwest coast. We spent 3 weeks exploring the Wild Atlantic Way from Horn Head down to Galway. The scenery is astounding; we had no idea that there were so many white pristine beaches along the coast. It was reminiscent of NSW in Australia! The emerald green rolling hills and spectacular cliffs ceased to amaze. The people we met everywhere were friendly and helpful, and you can see that they love their country (despite the fierce weather). The traditional pubs are to be found in each community, and the food is excellent. Modern cafes are starting to pop up and they are very good as well. Our highlights were Dunfanaghy county where we caught the annual Jazz and Blues Festival, the Workshop (history of the Irish Famine) , Arranmore Island, Bloody Foreland Head (spectacular cliff views), Ards forest national park (beaches, hiking ad birdwatching), Croithli distillery (history of whiskey making), Glenveigh Castle, Connemara National Park (limbed Diamon Hill), Killary Fiord (boat tour very informative), Kylemore Abbey (a must do; best historical tour ever!) And finally Slieve League (nice, but crowded and we had seen equally beautiful cliffs elsewhere). We spotted a pod of 10 dolphins which was cool. Not enough time to see it all, but we got a good taste of a beautiful country!!!
翻译:我和一位朋友在西北海岸小镇卡里克交换房屋。我们花了 3 周时间探索从霍恩角到戈尔韦的狂野大西洋之路。风景令人惊叹;我们不知道海岸边有这么多洁白的原始海滩。这让人想起了澳大利亚的新南威尔士州!翠绿的连绵起伏的山丘和壮观的悬崖不再令人惊叹。我们在各处遇到的人都很友好和乐于助人,你可以看出他们热爱自己的国家(尽管天气恶劣)。每个社区都有传统的酒吧,食物也很棒。现代咖啡馆开始涌现,而且也非常好。我们最精彩的部分是邓法纳吉县,在那里我们参加了一年一度的爵士和蓝调音乐节、工作坊(爱尔兰饥荒的历史)、阿兰莫尔岛、血腥前陆岬(壮观的悬崖景色)、阿兹森林国家公园(海滩、徒步旅行和观鸟)、克罗伊特利酿酒厂(威士忌酿造的历史)、格伦维城堡、康尼马拉国家公园(树枝茂密的钻石山)、克里拉峡湾(乘船游览非常有益)、凯尔莫尔修道院(必须去;有史以来最好的历史之旅!)最后是斯利夫利格(不错,但很拥挤,我们在其他地方见过同样美丽的悬崖)。我们发现了一群 10 只海豚,很酷。没有足够的时间看完所有景点,但我们好好品味了这个美丽的国家!!!