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Bikes and Pipes
... there for an hour without as much as a "hello" from anyone else. I'm terrible at striking up my own conversations - they usually go like this: "Fun evening we are having tonight?" "Yes." wait wait wait. "Where are you from?" "France." wait wait wait. Then I spend the rest of the evening checking my phone for that text I will never get, walking to the bathroom about five times, and craning my neck looking for my imaginary friend. Then I leave. Tonight ...
The Biggest Rock Garden in Europe
... a banjo and a guitar. The place was packed and our tired feet soon got tired of standing. But we lucked out and got a seat right up front near the band. A woman who was sitting at the next table got up and did Irish dancing to their music and she was really good. After the first break, two more musicians joined them, another pipe and the Bohdrahn (drum). They really sounded great and I bought their CD, Foolin’ in Doolin.
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Misty for most of the day, but I didn't care!
... at a Catholic school, just like mom!
· We had some delicious apple pie for dessert. We were both glad we’d had a small lunch, otherwise we would not have been able to eat everything.
· After dessert, we had the entertainment portion of the show. It was a mixture of songs and poetry recitals from Irish poets. And it was quite fun. The two performers had very beautiful voices. Beforehand, they had told us not to take ...
Wilson!!!
... Which now our water protector we used on our bags is starting to wear away. We went searching for a bar and had a few followers. The bars we came across were all closed so we went back to the bike shop and left out bags and followers to find the only bar open on the island. We got a drink and talked to local on the island and he confirmed our thoughts about what there was to do on the island- drink and smoke. We also talked about the Irish history, which I think is ...
Cliffs of Moher
We had another delicious breakfast at Pax House and spent some time relaxing and reading the many wonderful books about Ireland and Irish history, in the sunroom. Then we headed off for the ferry that would take us to Doolin.
The ferry ride was nice. I went over to the side where there seemed to be a lot of excitement. It turns out there were dolphins following the ferry. I just saw the fins of two. By the time I got Pat ...


