Monday, July 2, 2007

Last day in Ireland!

We're getting out of here tomorrow around noon and heading to London. I think we'll stay there until Thursday and take the train to Paris. From there, things are still up in the air. Andy Nelson is coming out here soon so I will probably try to meet up with him after his arrival to Paris on the 13th. I should see his brother, John, in London tomorrow or the next day. Brady Weissbourd, on the other hand, decided to skip out to Florence. Unfortunate timing, Brady. I will be sure to punish you the next time we meet wielding clean bars. That, or I'll make you do 100 pause squats. You choose.

So what happened today? I woke up at noon. That was amazing. I've been so tired lately. Not much sleeping.

We prayed to the Sun God (successful yet again) and headed for the Cliffs of Moher. Since I can't currently upload the photos, I'll hold off until then. Suffice to say, they are bigger than anything I could ever imagine. They are almost 800 feet high at the highest and 6 miles long. Right down the coast was a decent surfing beach too.

PICTURE UPDATE:



It's hard to capture how massive the cliffs truly are. I wish I could offer better perspective.



Here I am climbing up the wall for a better look at the cliffs. Note the sign.



And here's the following sign (as if you were totally unaware of the consequences of your climbing).

I came back, worked out (FINALLY), and ate more than the waitress thought any reasonable person should eat (interjecting "the stew is quite filling" when I ordered my second entrée). Pfft. After eating my fill and drinking two pints, I'm ready to sleep. This will be finished tomorrow. Good night.

Random Thoughts:
Coming Soon - Road Construction and the future of Ireland
Preview - Every road in Ireland is under construction. While it lost something like 60% of it's population over the last half-century, it will surpass that number and more in the next 30. In the meantime, it makes driving a bitch. Gaelic only signs? Not so nice either.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi Laurence,
We are having a great time following your adventures through your blog. First blog we've ever looked at. It will be something that you will really enjoy reading again when you are an "old coot" like us. So be sure to save it.
Safe travels,
Vicky and Chip