A Continuation of the longest update ever

As I promised to continue I will pick up where I left off, which was arriving on Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands. We landed on this tiny dock and i must admit my first thought was that it wasnt a very pretty place. It was just a couple buildings, it was cloudy and pretty bare. We got off and moved our stuff into the hostel. Perfect number of beds, the four of us girls got to room together. Colleen, Sabrina, Emily and I. After settling in we got to rent bike for free! The idea is that you get to ride around basically the whole island on bike! That tells you just how small of an island this "largest" island is. We stopped and ate lunch first, I got tuna.. mine and my moms is way better. Then stopped by the Aran Sweater Store. It was amazing. I wish i had money because i wanted to buy a bunch of stuff including a really nice throw blanket. Ill have to figure out a different way to get it. :( oh well. We finally got on the bikes and began riding. I was not the only one slightly out of shape which was nice so we didnt have to go to fast. We stopped at the first big monument which was the Light house/ Castle. I didnt mention that I got sick this weekend. Stuffy nose, sore throat, tight chest. So needless to say, I could not make it up the GIANT hill. Everyone else hiked up it and I just kept on biking along the trail. As i rode I suppose I began to appreciate the simplicity of this place. Yes there wasn't much there, but it was beautiful in its own way. I rode around the whole island and got back early. I thought about trying to find them but instead went back to the hostel and found Sabrina who had also decided to turn back early. And then, being sick as I was I passed out and napped until dinner.

Dinner was delicious. Arcadia really does feed us well. After that we all ended up passing out by midnight because we were exhausted and had to be up even earlier the next day. We left the Island on the only ferry of the day at 8 15 am. Got on a bus in Rossaveal and drove about 2 hours to the Cliffs of Moher. These were amazing. Like seriously beautiful. It was also cool because our coach driver talked to us on the drive and gave us like a tour and explanation of what we were seeing. After an hour and a half at the Cliffs we got back on the coach, road another hour or so back to Galway, got on another bus that took us to Dublin (3 and half hours). Then another bus from Dublin to Belfast (another 3 hours) In total we spend about 11 hours traveling that day. It was awful. Got home at about 11pm and went to bed.

Overall it was a great weekend. Although I felt like too much was trying to be crammed in it was fun and we did get to see a lot. I wish we had more time. I really wanted a chance to see Galway more. Maybe well try and go back before leaving. Unfortunately I am already running out of time here. I have been here exactly two months yesterday (the 22nd). Weird.