It was amazing and probably the most desolate place I've ever been to. I had to wake up at 4AM to get on the bus for the 5 hour drive to Galway. 5 hours! Unfortunately, the drive is only 3 hours but we had to pick up the API group in Limerick and we were given time for lunch so it was very drawn out. Most of the drive I slept, and then took pictures like this outside my window.
Once we got to Galway we had to take a very rocky 45 minute boat ride to Innis Mór, the biggest island of the three that make up Aran Islands. The boat rocked side to side and at times it felt like we were going to roll over! But we made it safely and took a bus tour of the island. I was thankful for the bus though, it was windy and quite chilly. Definitely not walking weather. Here's some pictures from the tour of the island.
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| These were the biggest waves I've ever seen... A whole lot bigger than the Atlantic waves I'm used to |
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| We even saw seals! there were about 5 of them. This one's for you mom :) |
We arrived at the big fort on the Island. It was an old preserved fort on the top of a cliff that is walled in on three sides because the fourth is the cliff edge. We laid on the edge of the cliff to get a proper view from the top. The cliff was a little less stunning as the Cliff of Moher but it was amazing to lie on the edge and have a raging sea below me. The waves crashed into the rocks below us and you can hear the roar of the ocean as it broke against the rocks.
Sunday we ended up going to the Aran Sweater shopping and buying way too much wool clothing, but it was so worth it. Then we just sat in the only pub open, Joe Watty's, and drank tea/ hot chocolate and ate lunch. It was far too cold and windy to explore the island on foot. The boat ride back to the main land wasn't as bad as the first time, thankfully. Over all, it was a great trip. I would definitely go back but this time I'd walk the island and explore the wild side of Ireland up close.
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