Day 5 - Ennis, Ireland

This morning we had breakfast "with" Mike Holmgren. He appears to be traveling with a tour group and is looking good, at least much thinner than last season. That was the best part of our breakfast....we just weren't feeling it...but we ate anyway. We still like our hotel, the Old Ground. The furniture might be older than the grounds. Plus there are lots of old people, like us.

Then we jumped in to our mighty chariot, finally getting in to the correct side...we're still not used to the opposite driving system here. What should have been a half hour trip, Dave took us on the scenic route which took us 3 hours. But we did see a whole lot of the Irish country side. Edie and Sabrina did take a little nap. All the while it was pouring down rain.

We arrived at our destination, the Cliffs of Moher. We're pretty sure this is an awesome place, but viewed through torrential downpour and fog, with soggy feet and pants, it loses some of the awesomeness. But the most amazing thing was the visitor's center! We had our best lunch there....delicious homemade pureed vegetable soup and homemade brown bread.

Then we toured through the Burren. Michael got a close up experience and wanted to test the water.

We came back and had an authentic fish and chips dinner at the pub with a Guinness, Sabrina had water.

Tomorrow we're off to the Best Western in Killarney!

If you look real close you can see Michael Neu's head sticking up as he climbed down to pee in the Galway Sea.

Michael walking along the Burren on his way to the sea to pee. The Burren is limestone area that was once the sea.

Michael, Sabrina, and Dave huddled under the Irish liquid sunshine over looking the Cliffs of Moher.

The Cliffs of Moher.