Our day began bright and early with a two hour bus ride to the Cliffs of Moher. Along the way, our bus driver told us many facts and stories about Ireland’s history. Did you know there are over 30,000 castles in Ireland!? On our way to the cliffs, our group decided that we wanted to cut our time a little short at the cliffs in order to take a boat tour to gain a new perspective of the cliffs. While we were at the Cliffs of Moher, we had about an hour to explore and attempt to capture the essence of the cliffs with our photos. As I am sure you can imagine, the photos were unable to do the breathtaking views any justice. Some went to the top of a small castle in order to gain a better view while others went off the beaten path to explore the other views the cliffs had to offer. Thankfully, no one was swept away by the strong gusts of wind at the top of the cliffs even Louis survived his brief flight at the peak.

Suprisingly, we were all back to the bus on time to go to the boat tour that would take us close to the bottom of the cliffs and see the cave where a scene in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was filmed. We were also told that there were 20 species of birds that nested along the edge of the cliffs. The boat tour was quite wavy and many struggled to keep their balance while standing in the back of the boat and up top. Some were even feeling quite nauseous, but thankfully we hadn’t eaten lunch yet. However, we all agreed that the stunning views and sea level perspective was worth the cold and wetness! What a wonderful way to spend our last day in Cork!  -Alex and Bridgette