The Moher (Mo-her) the Marrier

 

Today was a full day! We slept solidly for 11 hours and got up still feelin like we could sleep longer but determined to start the day. We had Irish breakfast tea, which we decided was very similar to orange pekoe but with a slight kick to the pants (it got a little over steeped mind you). We began our trek to Limerick. Above is a picture of a castle in Limerick where we stopped to eat lunch and walked around for a few hours. It was a cool little place they had a festival going on we think a food festival of some kind with carnival rides and such. FUN FACT! A driver talked to us and said that the first time U2 ever called themselves U2 they were playing in limerick at a park. We learn a lot as we go, such as a common catch phrase used here is 'thanks a million'. We hear that all the time. 

 

SOOOOO this whole driving thing has been quite the experience. Today I learned how to drive in a 2 lane highway on a narrow, and very bendy road... This was rather terrifying! Especially when the speed limit is suppose to be 100 KM. NOT A CHANCE!! Luckily for me I was eventually caught in the middle of a group so speed was not an issue. Luke is now calling me a granny driver because I am pulling myself so close to the steering wheel. But it is extremely stressful!! Also the rain here is funny. Driving you go through a 10 second period of torrential down pour immediatelyfollowing no rain at all. Bizarre. Luke is a great navigator though, I have no idea how he can read the stupid map.

 

From Limerick, we drove to our final destination of the day, Doolin. A cute little place that completely shuts down after 6, except for the main pub, Gus O'Conners Pub. Great food and amazing music! Guys just bring there instruments in and sit and play together, it's pretty incredible! But before we got to the pub we checked in to our cute little B&B and decided to take a stroll to the Cliffs of Moher. Little did we know the stroll actually was a hike. Yes, a real steep terrain, loose rocks, heavy breathing, heart pounding type of hike. Needless to say, 16km and 4 hours later we made it to the pub for dinner. The hike was good, and the breathtaking view at the end was both satisfying and amazing. When we got to the top we saw O'Briens tower, which O'Brien built as an observation platform in 1835. We also on our stroll came across sheep. I must say we make them sound much cuter then they really sound. The BAA that comes out of their mouths sounds like a deep voice male burping for 7 seconds. It is rather odd. They are stil cute though!

Luke says: "sheep are kind of like women... They are cute until they talk..." It's a good thing we love each other! :)

                    

BONUS PICTURE! Luke staring at what he thinks to be a phantom 4 quadrocopter... Can you see it? HINT: it's in the sky

 

Also for those of you who have Instagram, follow Luke as he posts the toilets of Europe!! Exciting stuff, I know. And if you don't you should get, it creates a funny conversations for us. Speaking of toilets all of the toilets feel as though you are sitting on a toilet back home with the seat left up, except for the almost falling through part... Gets me everytime, and also very bizarre. We are adjusted to the time change and are now off to dreamland, will the fear of how sore we will be in the morning.

Another thing I had no idea about is that back home our Irish pubs are all named after places in Ireland. Kilkenny, Tipperary, Limerick, Donegal, and I am sure others that I don't remember or just haven't heard of.

And so the adventure continues...