Glendalough! Alex, Ash, Max, and I all had to get up super early for our bus, but we had a fun walk to the spire. It’s fascinating seeing the area without it being crammed with people. I wasn’t feeling 100% (this is going to be a recurring theme.) I slept on the bus, and we got there by the time I had woken up. It was a cute little town outside the park. When we got there, our bus said he wasn’t going to wait, and we had an hour and a half, but we definitely made the most of it! They had a medieval cemetery, churches dating back to the 11th century! We walked around the trail, and the views were magical!
After that, we got on the bus and made our way back to Dublin! We got back and did some shopping around the spire area! Then we settled in for a night unburned of rest for we were going to the cliffs of Mohr tomorrow!
We got up even earlier that day for the Cliffs of Moher! We found our bus after some confusion and got on the right bus and met Johnathan, who was an amazing bus guide and driver. The whole way there, when I wasn’t listening to Kesha, he was talking to the bus about the history of Ireland at each spot we passed, and tons of folklore! After a stop at the petrol station and some more talking we made it to the cliffs of insanity!
They were nothing short of breathtaking. Honestly, I’ve haven’t seen such raw natural beauty in my entire life except for maybe in Howth a few days prior. After walking down, the left, we went back and got on the bus for a small pub where we had some lovely fish and chips. After that we went to Burren where we got to see million-year-old rock formations that moved during the ice age, really cool!
After Burren, we had a short hour in Galway, lots of fun bookshops, and cool little stores. Glad I went, wish I had more time definitely going to go back!
After some pics and singing on the bus, Johnathn took us home to Dublin and where I crashed, but then later that night went to my first gay bar, The George! (This became a recurring setting in the trip)
After seeing my first drag show, I went home after a long night. unfortunately, things were about to take a nosedive for me