Powerscourt

Wanting to see a little more before Amila left, we made plans to take the City Bus out to a little town on the southern outskirts of Dublin, called Powerscourt, where we would hike 6 km to see the highest waterfall in Ireland, by the same name. What we hadn’t planned on as we set out from the town centre, was the Irish road system. And so it was that, about 0.5 km from town, the sidewalk disappeared and a bit of rain started to fall. Then, another 0.5 km out, the side of the road

Irish Roads!

disappeared entirely, leaving us no option but to walk on the sidelines along a narrow winding road, boxed in by a small cliff on one side, and a stone wall on the other. We soon came to realize, as the rain got worse, that it was unsafe for us to venture on and took refuge in someone’s entranceway, just outside their gate. And that’s how we came to be offered a ride back to town

by a thoughtful Irish-American lady and her daughter who took pity on the two of us huddled under a small umbrella in the hail! They even drove us all the way up to the entrance to the Powerscourt Estate once we told her that was our new destination!

At the estate, we confirmed that the only way to the waterfall is with our own car as there are no bus services out that way. So, we bought a couple tickets to the estate and wandered around in the vast gardens, enjoying the stunning view of Sugarloaf Mountain in the distance.

Italian Gardens

Guard's Tower

Chinese Gardens

Pet Cemetery (Horses, Dogs and Cows)