Ireland

This was our room in the first B&B.  It contained a full size bed and a single bed.  I quickly requested the big bed and my easy going companion was happy to give me the better bed.  I am so glad she did because it was super comfortable and it provided tons of room for my stuff next to me.

GH was a great navigator and she took her job seriously.  We used the GPS we rented but we quickly realized that it was a bit unreliable and we purchased an old school paper map.  We often used both at the same time.

 We were driving around on our second day and we stopped in this little town to visit a Pharmacy (Gretchen's favorite store...she had an obsession with finding the perfect lipstick).  As usual we both needed to use the restroom but the pharmacy didn't have one.  They told me to go around the corner to the grocery store, walk through the store to the outside door and go out back.  Um...I didn't see a bathroom outside.  And that is why I am the driver and not the navigator.  Apparently, I wasn't listening very closely to the instructions and I went to far.  Gretchen thought we should record the incident.

We were driving town the coast on our way to the Cliffs of Moher when I saw a beach to my right.  I decided to pull off the road and investigate.  I parked the car and we began our trek to the beach.  There was a vast expanse of green pasture we walked through and we encountered a few fences.  We think they may have been electric fences so we were careful to crouch low enough to not touch them.

The reward.  The pretty and deserted beach.  Beautiful.

Oops!  There was a slight problem. As we turned around and started to walk back to the car the heavens opened up and rain began to pour down.  Hard hard rain.  It hurt as it hit our skin, even through our clothes.  We we completely soaked when we got back to our car.  Plus as an added bonus we saw that we forgot to close the sunroof.

It was the same day but we each now have a new set of clothes.  Very expensive clothes.  We stopped in a little town and I got a new shirt, jacket and socks.  It was a hearty price for dry and warm clothing.  Totally worth it.  This photo was taken in the Medieval Church.

 We have arrived at the Cliffs of Moher.  Heaven! 

The Cliffs of Moher is the most visited tourist site in Ireland.  But we found a better place.  We drove the long route back to our B&B around the North side of the coast and it was the best option.  It took us by some totally awesome scenery.  Spectacular!  Plus we could walk right up on them.  I always feel like the best way to build a tangible memory is to fully immerse myself in the activity.  This time it involved crawling around on the rocks.

 Do you see the spectacular view?  Gorgeous!

 Sometimes there was livestock in the road.  This time it was some healthy looking cows.  BTW...all the livestock looked extremely healthy and well cared for.

 Dinner time.  This was Gretchen's favorite restaurant from the trip.

The day was done.  Just a 30 minute drive back to our B&B.  Awesome day in Ireland.