Hello again! Once more I'm stealing the blog to write a realquick entry about our trip to and from the Cliffs of Moher (about which Greg wrote the entry proper).
It's about a two and a half hour drive from Cork to the cliffs, which are on the western side of Ireland. Two major (and fairly obvious) geographical differences between there and the US:
- You can a good chunk of the way across the country in two and a half hours.
- The Atlantic Ocean is on the west coast.
Fairly soon after we set out, we passed through a village that was having its annual horse fair the next day. In addition to the horses that had arrived, there were a lot of vendor tents lining the streets, selling fairly random merchandise (like a bootleg Winnie the Pooh toy with the moniker of "Mr. Bear.") Traffic was fairly slow, so we decided to detour on the way back.
For the most part, the trip was quite pleasant. Good conversation and relaxation. There were a few brief downpours along the way, but they cleared up fairly quickly, and the weather was quite nice when we reached the Cliffs.
We passed through Limerick on the outgoing and return trips, but no commemorative poems were written. On the way back, we managed to repeatedly end up near a car towing a Model T.
That night, we ate dinner at a restaurant called Amicus, which had a rather interesting and diverse selection of foods. I had curry with chicken, while Greg had a pizza topped with black pudding. The experiment was interesting, though not necessarily successful.
Afterwards, we said a quick goodbye to my friends, as it was late and raining fairly heavily. I was sad to part ways, but hope that we'll be able to visit them again or have them come visit. It was really awesome to meet up with them and I had so much fun hanging out together!
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