After a peaceful night in Doolin with views of cow pastures from our window and a lovely breakfast we headed out on a blustery morning to catch the ferry to Inish Mor. The parking at the ferry dock was FREE (nice!) and the trip cost us €50 round-trip for 2 people - a bit pricy IMO. We waited in the rain which looking back should have been a forshadowing of the events to come. The boat arrived and we loaded aboard what seemed like a small fishing boat.

 

WARNING - Unless you've got major sea legs DO NOT take the ferry from Doolin to the Aran Islands. It's an hour+ trip to Inish Mor (it's the furthest island) and we later found out that taking the boat from Doolin is known as the bumpiest ride as you hit the Atlantic going against the tide in essentially unprotected waters. I grew up around boats and water but this was the worst ride I've ever had. In our party of 4 3/4 of us were sick - 1 of us lost their breakfast - and the others spent the journey holding off seasickness.

 

Was it worth it? For sure - Inish mor is absolutely gorgeous and it feels like you are stepping back in time with ancient rock walls all over the island and the very cool prehistoric fort Dun Angus.

 

We stayed at the Pier House guest house which was okay - more like a hotel than a B&B but the location was ideal...just a few steps from the harbor.

 

I would recommend renting bikes for sure!! the ride is pretty easy and there is very low car traffic on the island. My sister and her boyfriend did the biking and we took a horse and buggy ride which was fantastic but pricey.

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The B&B