DuracellEnergizer said:
This thread is now rejuvenating my desire to visit Ireland.
Damn my lack of a passport and money to travel overseas.
I actually wanted to plan a trip there this summer and nearly went just because I thought it looked like a cool place to visit.
The fact of the matter is, that if you want to visit Skellig Michael you really need a car, if you are on public transport then you need to spend 2 nights in the area to make the boat in the morning and when you get back from visiting the island there is no public transport at that time in the late afternoon so you can not travel on wards.
There is also the risk that if the sea is choppy then the boats won't go so you may need to add another nights stay in hope of the sea calming to make the crossing. The boats from what I gather are not the most modern sea going boats either most being uncovered.
So it's nice that it's remote and perhaps a bit un-spoilt but I have also heard that the traffic is bad and very busy during summer on the ring of kerry on which the island sits off of it's coastal drive. so perhaps not so un-spoilt.
Anyway I abandoned the idea as the costs in the planning phase started to rack up due to poor infrastructure and unwanted costs associated with both accommodation and transport. Still would like to go though and I am in the UK :). But the other factor was they have also had a very bad summer just raining most of the time there this year.