The wifi at this hotel is marginal, and pictures taking ages to upload. So will have to stick to text.
We left Killarney and crossed the River Shannon by ferry - a very respectable ferry at that - memories of Sierra Leone make me nervous about ferries.
Then we went to see the Cliffs of Moher, apparently a geopark along the Wild Atlantic Way. But due to the weather, there was nothing to be seen beyond a few feet, so we saw a lot of the very interesting visitors centre and shop. It was all a bit like Nordkap in Norway but much warmer.
After that we drove through a region called the Burren. It is described as a karst landscape, but reminded me of some of the rocky paces we walked through in Spain. Apparently one of Oliver Cromwell's generals described it as having not enough water to drown a man, not enough soil to bury a man and no trees to hang a man - or words to that effect.
Then to a sheep farm! But still interesting to see. Irish sheep are raised for their meat, and the money gained from their fleece just covers the cost of shearing - their wool is considered pretty useless. The farmer quoted a high rate of twins in their sheep - up to 20%. Seemed pretty high to me. Density is 3 ewes (plus their lambs) to the acre, but one sheep per 3 acres in the mountains. They too have a live sheep export industry to the middle east, but sell chilled meat to European countries mainly.
Then we saw Galway Bay before driving to our hotel on the other side of the bay. Today's overcast weather makes it look grey but it is not cold. This hotel is outside the town, a huge sprawling resort type place on the (rocky) beach.
We are well - the tour seems to work pretty well despite having 39 people on it. There is a lot of road trips - but so far we have been 2 days somewhere then look at local places in between. After Galway, we then have single night stays. More meals have been included than I expected - both afternoon tea and dinner were provided for us today.
