Spring Break: Day 3: Galway to Kilarney

For me, the second day of the actual tour turned out to be the best. After having a yummy irish breakfast in Galway (hooray for sausage!!) we loaded up on the bus with Gabriel at the wheel at started driving. We drove through some lovely countryside and then drove into the Burren and up on the hills. But by far, I loved driving down the West Coast the most. With the green green hills to my left and the blue atlantic to my right, I really enjoyed our bus ride to the Cliffs of Moher. And for my part, the Cliffs of Moher really made the tour all worth it. The Cliffs were absolutely breathtaking!! And it really helped that (even though it was cold) we got some great sunshine at the Cliffs as well. My friend Erica and I climbed out past the "please do not go past this point" sign. Now, I wasn't breaking any laws or anything, but it's just that there wasn't any paths or walkways or guardrails past this sign and therefore the private owners of the Cliffs couldn't be responsible for you once you're past that sign. But anyway, so we climbed out and it was definitely exhilarating to be living on the edge, literally! So beautiful! If any of you ever go to Ireland, you HAVE to visit the Cliffs!

After spending some time at the Cliffs, back on the bus we went and barreled on to Killarney, by way of another ferry across the Ring of Kerry (but I didn't get sick on this one thank goodness since we were only crossing a large river = no waves). When we got to Killarney we took a carriage ride through Killarney national park. Mr. Brown, our horse, was more than happy to pull six of us along in what is called a jaunting car. The weather was quite nippy, brrrrrr, and I was bundled up heavily plus a blanket around my legs. A beautiful park, and it was also nice and quiet and gave a great opportunity to get some pics.

I would have to say that this day was my favorite just because of all the beautiful sights and the time that we got to spend in the countryside. After being in downtown London for a month, I was definitely ready for some time out of the hustle and bustle city living. At one point when we stopped with the countryside on our left and the Atlantic on our right, our tour guide pointed out that "This is one of my favorite places because you can look all around you and find no traces of man's presence here".