The bus itself was nicer than our last tour to Connemara but the driver and passengers we met were not quite as interesting and lively. There was no teasing the front seaters about being in love or that they would have to sing us a song as there had been on the first trip. We were happy nonetheless as it was shaping up to be a beautiful day with no signs of rain.
The Tour started out towards the Burren and Aillwee Cave. You might remember that we had tried to see both sites unsuccessfully on our first attempt (not on a guided tour mind you). This time we actually made it to the destination, but still didn’t see inside the cave, we decided to do a bit of exploring instead. The hillside above the cave was in the very heart of the Burren and was calling us to walk about it. Huge limestone rocks covered the ground as far as the eye could see. That being said our hike was a bit tricky as we tried to scale the 
side of the mountain. Limestone stepping stones completely covered the hill, and as some wobbled and others were jutting vertically out of the land it made for a good challenge.Lunch in Doolin… We ate outside with our packed lunches under a hazily blue sky. We sat at a picnic table with some nice girls from Spain, yet another chance for Michael to brush up on his Spanish. We managed to share a few stories and a few laughs through his broken Spanish and their broken English, but it was great to chat it up with some friendly people.
We stopped at Poulnabrone Dolmen (ah!) which is a 4500 year old burial tomb. It is right in the middle of the Burren and was discovered not too long ago by a local farmer. Its pretty impressive considering the monument was created in 2500 BC!
We would say Cliffs of “more” but the locals say “Mow her”! Either
way it’s still breathtakingly beautiful. Now the Cliffs of Moher have undergone a few changes in the past months. There is now a four foot wall guarding the cliffs. You can still get a great view and now with the added bonus of not worrying about falling off to your emanate doom. The cliffs themselves are spectacular, 300 feet of shear vertical drop. Today the wind was mild making the ocean seem lazy as the wave slowly but still fiercely crashed against the walls. The haze cast a mysterious gray across most of the cliffs, and the others were lit up colorfully by the sun. We could have stared at them for hours and hopefully we will when we visit again.
Our day ended with a sleepy ride back to Galway along the magnificent coastline. We didn’t make many stops since not much is worth noticing once you have seen the cliffs.
And thus another tour complete. What beauty there is here in Ireland.
We would say Cliffs of “more” but the locals say “Mow her”! Either
way it’s still breathtakingly beautiful. Now the Cliffs of Moher have undergone a few changes in the past months. There is now a four foot wall guarding the cliffs. You can still get a great view and now with the added bonus of not worrying about falling off to your emanate doom. The cliffs themselves are spectacular, 300 feet of shear vertical drop. Today the wind was mild making the ocean seem lazy as the wave slowly but still fiercely crashed against the walls. The haze cast a mysterious gray across most of the cliffs, and the others were lit up colorfully by the sun. We could have stared at them for hours and hopefully we will when we visit again.Our day ended with a sleepy ride back to Galway along the magnificent coastline. We didn’t make many stops since not much is worth noticing once you have seen the cliffs.
And thus another tour complete. What beauty there is here in Ireland.
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