Today we left Killarney & headed to Limerick. On the way, we stopped at one of the most famous places in Ireland - the Cliffs of Moher. We expected breath-taking views but the wind was almost as spectacular! It's amazing how the wind blows here...I guess it must be because it has nothing to stop it on its way across the Atlantic until it hits this fair island, but boy does it hit when it gets here!
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Tiffany & Rachel fight the wind at the Cliffs of Moher
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But the view...it was amazing!!! The pictures you see can't do it justice at all. The sheer height of them, the surf pounding away under them, and the wind trying to fling you around cannot be conveyed in a photo (but I'll add one anyway).
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| Cliffs of Moher |
On the opposite cliffs is the O'Brien Tower which is only 175 years old this year. We climbed its very narrow spiral stairs to the top & got an even better view (and more wind -- check out the hair in the picture!).
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Lisa, Rachel & Tiffany at O'Brien's Tower
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After we left the Cliffs, we came almost immediately to the Burren. It is a limestone escarpment thrust up from the sea floor aeons ago and is a dramatic change from the lush green scenery we have become accustomed to here. The stone is weathered from wind & rain and is almost like a jigsaw puzzle with gaps that allow seeds to root and make green spots in between.
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| Boundary to the Burren - lush green in foreground, rocky Burren in background |
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The Burren
Next up...a Medieval banquet at Bunratty Castle!!! |
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