Sunday, August 26, 2012

The motto of the day is: it never hurts to ask

We actually got to sleep in today! We were up and out of the hostel at 10am and it was glorious outside!!! Warm and sunny with a breeze. Perfect weather for a ferry ride back to doolin. BUT WAIT. Tragedy stuck when I realized I didn't have my glasses. Remember that pub on Innis Oiir? Yup left them there. Well as soon as we got on the ferry I asked the crew if I could stop on the the other island and they said they could take me back at 3pm I said okay and then realized that would mean I wouldn't get to see the cliffs of moher at all. But I was not about to leave my glasses behind! Then we stopped at Innis Oiir and I decided to ask them if there was any way I could get off and run to the pub and they said yes!! I literally sprinted through the village hopping rock walls and running through people's back yards, startled a few citizens enjoying the sunny morning on their back porches. I got into the pub breathing heavy and after the bartender finished pouring a beer he went to look through the office and he found them! I made it back on the ferry and profusely thanked the crew for being understanding.
However, my crazy day wasn't over yet. We realized the bus we HAD to get on to ensure that we would make the last bus to Dublin was at 1:15 and we were still sitting on the ferry at 1. Panic ensued when we realized that we weren't going to get to see the cliffs at all. We got off and asked if there was any way we could manage it and the men literally pushed us toward the bus station and recommended we walk swiftly to make the bus.
On our way I spotted a tour bus that said 'cliffs of moher - Dublin tour'. It was like God had sent that bus from heaven. We asked if they had any room for us and he said we could get on the other bus that had 7 seats open for us!! Not only that, but we had time to explore doolin, get the 'best chocolate' in Ireland, explore the cliffs for 90 minutes, get a tour full of history on the way back about sights along the way and actually get to dublin all for 20 euro!
We were wonderfully blessed today and in addition to the perfect weather our afternoon was perfectly spent.
The cliffs were unbelievable and breathtaking. There is no way to imagine how high they are.
We also paid to use the restroom for the first time!
That night we checked into our hostel and went out. We found a sweet club that played some great techno ish music an we danced with other Franciscan students. It was a great people watching night. The style for girls in Ireland is all over the place. There aren't really any fads, it's just whatever you want to wear. And they dot really dance either haha just stand around. It was fun nonetheless.
We got a quick 2 hour nap and then we were off to the airport to fly to Vienna! Pretty much half the plane was Franciscan students!

1 comment:

  1. So happy for your Taylor! Travel the world - it keeps you humble and appreciative of life. Keep up the writting, I'm reliving my trip! Now for new adventures

    So as you travel off to Austria .... this is an Irish Triad for you....

    Three candles that illumine every darkness:
    truth,
    nature,
    knowledge.

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