12th October, Galway to Killarney
Not so much of an early start - 10am, which suited us all just fine.
We left Galway in the fog, and arrived at our first stop in the fog. Another abbey, which, in the fog, had an amazing feel. I wandered around, and realised I had taken too long. I turned back to the bus, and watched in horror as it seemed to drive off!
Buuuut... it had broken down, and needed to be push started. So I wasn't left behind - but I also didn't get to photograph the mentality of this tour!
We drove through the country side again, and made our way to the Burren, and the Cliffs of Moher. The Cliffs of Moher are very commercial, with hundreds of tourists climbing up the cliffs, looking over the ocean and admiring the views. At the Burren, there were less people, but still enough to get into my photos... Such a shame. The colour of the sky and the ocean combined was just amazing.
We made our way back towards Killarney, where we stopped for the night. An eventful night it was... Roast lamb, live bands, dancing, and at 4.45am - some idiot deliberately set off the fire alarm in the hostel. So most people marched out into the cold, and the main person in charge of the hostel returned from the pub, and proceeded to swear about the situation, sent us back to bed, and punched the alarm box a few times - effectively breaking the box. The firies arrived shortly after, and checked the rooms. Such fun...
(NB - They had to turn the alarm off, and the hostel was shut down for a week, until the system was fixed...) Unbelievable....
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