I had planned to write an entire novel on my trip to the Burren, but for some reason I'm not feeling chatty, though I know you all deserve updates. So here's the short version of the awesomeness of my visit to the Burren.1) Played cards in the hostel- gin rummy. CHECK OUT THIS HAND. I kicked BUTT.
2) Got attacked by a very territorial swan, who wasn't a fan of me photographing its baby. Did you know swans hiss? And also that they have teeth and move very quickly?
3) Walked 6.5 miles along the edge of a cliff to get a view of the Cliffs of Moher, also known as the Cliffs of Insanity from The Princess Bride. The water was so beautiful and clear, you almost wanted to climb down and go swimming. Smalls, it was the perfect place for a Pocahontas dive!
4) Stayed in the small town of Doolin. It was 16 euro to stay in the hostel, so I slept in the car. Sleeping in a
car is a bad idea for several reasons. It's really really really really cold. It's also REALLY cold. On the plus side, yay saving money!5) Ate a delicious breakfast of cheese on barm brack- btw, barm brack is a type of Irish bread. It's kind of hard and studded with raisins or fruit.
6) Hopped on a Galway Tour Company bus- I ride for free with the GTC- and left behind Signe, Dena, and Signe's sister Kirsten. Rode to the cliffs and this time saw them from the tourist POV. The
tourist POV SUCKS. Check out the massive security failure.7) Arrived back in Galway, exhausted and ticked off because I couldn't sleep on the bus- there was a really loud kid behind me.
OVERALL: What an awesome trip. The cliffs are so amazing... but don't sleep in cars.
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