Day 6 and 7...Saturday from Dingle to Doolin!

Three wonderful nights in Dingle, and we could have stayed for a few more. The town itself was lovely and the people were all friendly. Shops and pubs abounded, with our last stop being this potter, who made the coffee mugs we used at the b and b. Here's a sample of the style you'll see when you're at my house watching me sip tea...hmmm that rhymes and is starting to sound like a limerick, but that will come in a moment.Here's the pottery style:

When heading toward Doolin, which is northwest of Dingle, you choose between a long drive or a medium drive with a car ferry. You'll see we selected the ferry. It turns out that by taking the ferry you completely bypass the town of Limerick...so not to bypass it's significance completely, here goes:

Once Gary was traveling with a scarf
He decided to launch from a wharf

He sang a nice psalm
Since the water was calm

Which kept him from having to _ _ _ _ _ (fill in the blanks)

Our next b and b in Doolin is known for it's gourmet restaurant,which we partook of last night, and plan to tonight and Tuesday as well....they are closed on Monday :(

This dish was a camembert and truffle beignet to die for...After the first bite...from deep in the center of culinary bliss came...

.this amazing melted lava of cheese and grilled mushrooms, and speckles of truffles...really yum.

On to the Rack of Irish Lamb
We all had lovely dinners with a very nice Red Sancerre (normally they are known for their Burgundy Whites.)

After dinner, Jon, Peggy and I went 75 meters to the local pub, where we got the power seats, right at the bar and a few feet from the local musicians. We were mesmerized by the speed, accuracy and sheer volume of pints the young bartenders were able to accurately handle. The music was excellent as well, but the real show was watching the 3 barkeeps keep up with pure energy and efficiency. It was such a great show, we will watch them again tomorrow...and hopefully have the power seats again :)

Now on to Day 7, Sunday: We had a late but marvelous unphoto-ed breakfast, and went for a 2 hour hike towards the cliffs of Moher (the Cliffs of Insanity from the Princess Bride as mentioned previously). We knew we wouldn't reach them on this short hike, but we were promised cliffs near the Cliffs of Moher, just mini insane ones. Again the weather was bright, sunny and warm, and the locals could not believe how perfect it could be for this, their 3 day bank holiday. Along the way we spotted cattle, castles and other "wild" life...

The flower of course is for Sam, a true Buttercup, named after the Princess...

The mini cliffs of insanity

and with a beautiful 100 foot waterfall... Now back resting and reading in the b and b before dinner, and having just changed our end of trip plans, we are excited about Irish Castle Lodging (at the Leslie Castle) and gourmet dinnering (since they are a cooking school as well, but unfortunately for the ladies and very fortunately for our wallets, they don't offer their cooking courses until the Fall...). So instead of spending 2 days in Belfast and then to Dublin, we have changed to 2 days at the castle prior to our stay in Dublin. The castle was running a special promotion to attract suckers, I mean tourists like us, and the cost is just under $75 per night per couple...More about the castle of course in future blogs...around the 8th and 9th of June.

Shout Outs:
Our prayer is that you had a blessed day of worship. And Jim, we are pumped about Zoe's graduation this week, and about your family time...we sure do miss you guys. Give Zoe the biggest hug for us! Dave, your line was awesome (wish we were there and you were here...) How about wish you were here with us also here?!!! Until our next blog time together..love to all.