June 17th Moher Cliffs and Rocks

We left Dingle and went to Tarbert, where we took the ferry over the Shannon River.  Our group soon arrived at the Cliffs of Moher, the site of scenes from the Princess Bride and one of the Harry Potter movies.  It's a wild and beautiful spot with an interesting shop and restaurant built into the headland.

Cliffs of Moher

Our group stopped next at the Burren to tour the area with our local guide, Mary.  We viewed fossils, plants and limestone rock formations.

Glaciers ground the land down to the bed rock.

The landscape was like this in all directions of this area.

We drove around Galway Bay to the city to spend two nights.  Our group took a walking tour of Galway, stopping at Eyre Square, Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas, Lynch's Castle, Spanish Arch, and River Corrib.

After dinner, Bud and I walked along the river to see the men fishing close to the Cathedral of St. Nicholas.