I got dirt in my mouth at the Cliffs of Moher
We left Dingle today and drove toward the sun. I feel like I've been cold since we've been here but I know there's been at least 2 days when my face got a bit sunburnt. Right now the sun is shining in Doolin, where we're staying tonight, but the wind is pretty frigid. We are at a very cute hostel, Aille River, I think.We went to Bunratty Winery today and tasted mead, which is very good, no wonder it's the drink of the High Kings of Ireland (or was). We also tasted an Irish moonshine, Potooch? Something like that, it's pretty strong but it's been illegal from the 1600's to the early 90's and is only now allowed to be brewed by approved places. That doesn't stop people, though, so I hear.
We also went to the Cliffs of Moher which is a huge gong show - there's basically construction everywhere so that if you go back there next year at this time you'll get the 'Cliffs of Moher' experience which will be a visitor's centre and restaurant and more fences to keep you away from the cliffs themselves. Oh, and it'll probably cost you 8 euro or something. They were beautiful but the devleopment is kind of sad. The wind was fearsome and I could see how a small child could be swept off the cliffs. Very thrilling, though, too.
Anyway, we're here for the next two nights and have internet access. Yay! More to come soon, wish you could all be here :)
-Michelle
posted by Michelle @ 5:20 PM
4 Comments:
Sounds like you guys are having an awesome time. It's crap weather here for the last couple of days too, so don't feel bad. The Victoria Day Parade was pretty rainy. Take that, marching bands! And the Island Farms float had a scary jingle playing.
Griffer says that if the wind didn't blow small children off the cliffs, he'd push them off.
hey guys.
Yes, the weather in Canada in general has been shit for this lovely long weekend. However we went to Mud Lake on Sat and i burnt so bad that my shoulders are blistered. So, there was a few nice hours of sun...which i am now paying for. Anyways, i'm back home now...dammit...and its back to work tomorrow....dammit again. I'm so glad you guys are having such an amazing trip...i'm really enjoying this blog and the pics and everything...its so beautiful there. One day i hope i get to go somewhere far away like that.
Love you guys.
Sar.
aww, we miss griffyn even if he is picking up a bad attitude from daedelus :P
Sarah, it must be nice to have a sunburn, the only kind of burn we're likely to get is wind-burn here. Ireland is even windier than Edmonton, if that's even possible.
No one is allowed to say anything about wind until they've been to Wellington. Wind there makes everywhere else in the entire world look like a tropical zephyr.
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