Today we got up, checked out, and jumped on the bus. Our first stop for the day was a tiny town called Cong, which is the town that the movie The Quiet Man was filmed. I've never seen it, but I think I'll have to look it up now! We went to a little pub called The Crowe's Nest, with Chris and Haley, where we shared a pizza and chips, and had a hot drink away from the miserable weather! The toilets there had funny pictures of a man and a lady who were busting for t...

This morning we got up and checked out to head up to Galway. Our first stop was a castle called Bunratty Castle, which we didn't go into, but just stopped to break up the drive. We got a hot drink at a cafe there, which had a nice view overlooking a river, with some cool looking black boats. (Later, we found out these boats are quite common in the area around Galway, and are called Hookers) On the bus, Mark played us a song by an Irish comedy band called the rubb...

Today we started the day in Killarney by getting into a horse and cart, called a jaunting cars. Our horse's name was Tom, and our drivers name was Jerry. They're supposed to be really good storytellers, but our guy didn't tell us much about the area... Nikki (the Geelong girl) was riding up the front with him, and he was about 80%252525252525252525 creepy, 20%252525252525252525 funny... He started the ride by saying he was looking for a wife, and Nikki said she w...

We woke up this morning to what i expected the read Ireland to look like... Grey skies, cold and raining. Today we had ANOTHER bus driver! His name was Mark. He was instantly my favourite, making jokes, telling us lots about what we were doing and where we were going, and generally being a cool guy. We should have him for the rest of the tour now! Our first stop was a little lookout over the lakes and mountains. Darren had a chat with Mark and found out he was th...

We woke up in Anascaul today, and went to get on the bus. But it was locked... So we had a bit of spare time, so I took advantage of the free wifi, and Skyped Lachie and the family. After the connection cut me off, I went back outside where I discovered our driver had called in sick, so we had a new guy, Charlie, who was filling in. Our first stop was a town called Dingle. It's a little fishing town, and is said to be one of the most colourful towns in Ireland. W...