What a grand time we have had!
After sleeping for nine hours after our very long and wonderful 36 hour day, we headed to the largest of the Aran Islands - Inis Moir. It was a cloudy day with high seas and the ride out was pretty exhilarating. We stopped first at Inis Orr, the smallest island to pick up a group of Irish students.
When we landed, we headed straight for the bike hire, got ourselves two bikes and headed down the island. It was drizzling and grey but we didn’t care. We also did not really know where we were headed! We ended up at a tourist place that we later understood to be the entrance for the much talked about ring fort. We carried on through the rain to the round hut, pictured below and the seven churches.We rode those bikes all the way to the end of the island before we caught the tailwind back, just in time for a cup of soup, some Irish soda bread and a pint of Guinness. The sun came out just as we boarded the ferry and we enjoyed beautiful views all the way back to Doolin.
After cleaning up and drying out we headed to the Doolin Inn for a dinner on Ben, who gifted me with some money on Mother’s Day to buy Andy and I a proper meal. We did him proud with a huge fish and chips, mussels and fish tacos— all locally sourced. Yum. These culinary delights came with some live Irish music. What a day!
It looks like you are discovering the real Ireland. I love the old cairns and rock walls. And the food looks right up your alley. So good to see your happy faces.
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