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Europe » Ireland » County Clare » Kilkee July 3rd 2009

Thurs, July 3 Today we stayed local, and did the Cliff Walk in Kilkee. It was as beautiful, and much less touristy than the Cliffs of Moher. The town had constructed a paved walkway running along the cliff edge for a mile or so leading from town. Mary advised us to walk it backwards. So we parked along the road at the top, and walked down to town. The views were spectacular. At one point, we descended stairs leading to a stony outcrop. Jeff and Jackie were daring and climbed down into Diamond Rock Sink Hole, a pit/depression that had a hole opening to the sea. It looked as though the water might rise through there at high tide. Along the way, we saw people practicing tai chi, walkers, couples with dogs and baby strollers, and ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Clare » Kilkee June 30th 2009

Tuesday, June 30 We are in Ireland- finally! Our plane took off on time, without event. We had 4 seats together in the center of the plane. We all took “No Jet Lag” tablets, and they really have seemed to work- so far. We all feel a bit tired, but not totally exhausted. For this blog entry, I’ve learned my lesson and will not put “dot dot dot” anywhere. I saw that they displayed as all sorts of random letters on the blog, so -no more dots. We arrived at Shannon on time at 6:30 a.m. Ireland time (1:30 a.m. New England time). After collecting our luggage, we had a light breakfast in the cafeteria (Euro sticker shock), picked up our rental car, and began our day. Since there is only one road leaving Shannon, going ... read more
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