Spellbound by County Donegal

Today I went on a day trip into Donegal with Rachel, Emily and Leann. I’ve wanted to go into Donegal since I got to Northern Ireland, and the women at the information center suggested Buncrana since it was only a 35 minute bus ride away and cheap. We took the bus at 10am this morning and upon arrival at Buncrana we went in search of the Buncrana Castle (we didn’t know this existed until we saw it on the tourist information in town) only to find out that it was more of a keep and we were walking in the wrong direction. However, we finally got going in the right direction and enjoyed a beautiful walk by a small river on our way to the keep. The keep was definitely a little bit of a letdown, but the scenery was so beautiful it didn’t matter.

The walk to the keep

After checking out the keep we went into town to find a taxi to take us to Fort Dunree, a women in a local store called the taxi for us and we were picked up ten minutes later by William. It was a pleasant drive to Fort Dunree and the trip there and back only cost us €15, which split between the four of us was a steal!

Fort Dunree was by far my favorite part of the day. The fort itself is impressive, but the views around the fort will take your breath away. The fort looks out over Lough Swilly which opens up into the Atlantic Ocean. We walked around the grounds for awhile and found a spot with amazing views. I couldn’t stop taking pictures! I wanted to remember every moment. It was definitely another moment when I realized how happy I am to be able to participate in this trip.

Fort Dunree

A view from our walk

I really can’t say enough about Ireland, I absolutely love this country and all it has to offer. I already can’t wait to come back and explore more on my own.

I'm obsessed with this picture
and I am also becoming more and more impressed
 by my ability to take awesome pictures haha :)