Pastoral Ireland

We went to the Aran Islands, which are off the western coast of Ireland, for a couple days, which was pretty fun. We stayed on Inishmore, which is the largest of the three islands - with an area of 12 square miles.

It was interesting to see the really pastoral side of Ireland after staying in Dublin for five days. We walked around the island on the first day and went walking along the tide pools. I got some great shells. We also found some really friendly cows and horses. But no sheep, which is surprising because of the Aran wool. I got some Aran wool (hand knitted) fingerless gloves.

On the second day, we rented bikes and rode along the coast to the cliffs. The area around the cliffs is beautiful, with the really dark blue Atlantic and the really vibrant green grass on the top of the cliffs.

We followed the inland road on the way back into town before catching the ferry (and bus) back to Galway.