Castle, Cliffs, and the Burren, just another Day in Ireland!
Leaving the Ring of Kerry was a relatively unwelcome change, as we'd seen some of the most beautiful scenary to date there...but the irish breakfast got us on a good start to the day, and we drove up and around Limerick and stopped at Bunratty Castle. Dan went in and checked it out, while I purused and purchased from the souvenoir shop there.
Onward we went, next stop the Cliffs of Moher. So if you were like me, you thought this was the place from the Lord of the Rings...stupid me, but man, it could have been. If you want to go to place that will take your breath away, and make you realize that no matter how much we has humans try, we cannot make anything nearly as beautiful as what Mother Nature can do...go to the Cliffs of Moher. You can walk out well beyond where it says to stop, and with each step you get closer to feeling like it's the most amazing place on Earth. I've seen many places with beautiful scenery, and this ranks up there as one of the best. The Cliffs are a sheer 250m or so, and you can walk right up to the edge and look down...you're thankful that such an amazing place exists. Hopefully the pictures we took will capture it...
From there, we caught our breath, and drove to a small town called Doolin, where we'd spend the night. It's on the western tip of ireland, and from there you can take ferries to the Aran Islands (tomorrow)...it's a quaint little town that's basically farms and tourism (3 hostels, 5-6 hotels, and a number of B&B's for a town of 300 people!)...anyway, we drove out to the Burren from here, which is basically mountains of rock that are flat, and stretch on forever! They were formed during the Ice Age, and uncovered as a function of farming that allowed the soil to errode over many thousands of years. You wouldn't think there would be much to rocks...but once again, I stood in awe of the diversity with which the Earth could amaze me. The other neat thing about this place was the fact that flowers grow between the rocks...because the soil is very rich under the rocks...crazy!
When we got back to the hostel, we found the host giving a slide show about the area, as he was a photographer, and rock collector. It was an awesome way to cap the evening!
okay, so next post will be about the Aran islands, and Mitesh ripping his pants!
Onward we went, next stop the Cliffs of Moher. So if you were like me, you thought this was the place from the Lord of the Rings...stupid me, but man, it could have been. If you want to go to place that will take your breath away, and make you realize that no matter how much we has humans try, we cannot make anything nearly as beautiful as what Mother Nature can do...go to the Cliffs of Moher. You can walk out well beyond where it says to stop, and with each step you get closer to feeling like it's the most amazing place on Earth. I've seen many places with beautiful scenery, and this ranks up there as one of the best. The Cliffs are a sheer 250m or so, and you can walk right up to the edge and look down...you're thankful that such an amazing place exists. Hopefully the pictures we took will capture it...
From there, we caught our breath, and drove to a small town called Doolin, where we'd spend the night. It's on the western tip of ireland, and from there you can take ferries to the Aran Islands (tomorrow)...it's a quaint little town that's basically farms and tourism (3 hostels, 5-6 hotels, and a number of B&B's for a town of 300 people!)...anyway, we drove out to the Burren from here, which is basically mountains of rock that are flat, and stretch on forever! They were formed during the Ice Age, and uncovered as a function of farming that allowed the soil to errode over many thousands of years. You wouldn't think there would be much to rocks...but once again, I stood in awe of the diversity with which the Earth could amaze me. The other neat thing about this place was the fact that flowers grow between the rocks...because the soil is very rich under the rocks...crazy!
When we got back to the hostel, we found the host giving a slide show about the area, as he was a photographer, and rock collector. It was an awesome way to cap the evening!
okay, so next post will be about the Aran islands, and Mitesh ripping his pants!
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