A Waterfall, Two Rocks, and a Stone

Finishing up my blog about this weekend…

I should probably note that things never really go according to plan for us, which meant we never did actually make it to Galway! Haha. It turns out the tour we booked went to Cork instead of Galway (though I still say they had it listed wrong on their website!) In the end it didn’t really matter since Cork was also a place we wanted to visit at some point… plus this mean we got to kiss the Blarney Stone! I guess you should be worried- now that I officially have the “gift of gab” this blog could go on forever!!

Well we woke up the next morning completely awake and refreshed! Okay, that’s a lie. Let me rephrase. Well we woke up the next morning to a freaking bright room all suffering from too much sleep and a major hangover! Yes, that’s more accurate. I did actually have to wake up around 4am though to let the rest of the group in because we only had one key to the hostel’s main door, which Meghan and I had taken when we headed home early. So the girls called my cell phone and after about the third ring it finally woke me up and I very sleepily made my way down the stairs to let them in. The more I though about it I was kind of annoyed that we had to leave the pub early the night before. But I knew if I had been in Meghan’s position I would have appreciated someone leaving early with me, so in the end I know it was the right thing to do. And lord knows there will be other nights out in the pub!

So that was my first hangover of the trip so I guess I should at least be proud that I was able to go that long without getting one. It really wasn’t too bad, just a bit of a headache. And once I was able to get a bit more sleep on the bus I felt much better!

We visited a couple different places yesterday- the first was a waterfall in Killarney, which was beautiful!

Waterfall in Killarney area.

There was a stairway by it that we assumed would bring us closer to the waterfall, I only made it about halfway though before I had to turn around because the stairs really suck for my asthma!

At a waterfall in the Killarney area.

Ellie, Lindsay, and Kelsie continued on though but they never made it to the top either.

After the waterfall we had about an hour and a half drive to Cork, which was a perfect time for us to grab a nap and really hammer out that hangover! At Cork we visited Blarney Castle where we got to kiss the Blarney Stone! Yes ladies and gents that means exactly what you’re currently terrified of- I now officially have the gift of gab!!

At an entrance to some cellar areas / small rooms of Blarney Castle.

Just in case we weren’t sure I had it before! Actually, I even kissed the stone TWICE so I guess that means I have double the gab.

Blarney Castle- home of the Blarney Stone.

I kissed I the first time and my friends missed taking a picture so the guy felt bad and had me kiss it again. The pic wasn’t taken on my camera though so I still have to track it down.

For those of you that don’t know, kissing the stone is a bit of a feat in itself.

At the top of Blarney Castle where you kiss the Blarney Stone.

In order to reach the stone you have to lay down on your back, then put you hands behind your head and grab onto a railing as you literally lean off the side of the castle to kiss the stone.

Blarney Castle- come get your gift of gab!

Luckily they have someone there holding you as you do all this. It really sounds and looks scarier than it is! Still though I saw a number of people that chickened out once they got up there!

After the stone we had some time to grab lunch in town so we went to a little café and all got breakfast. Most of the group got the traditional Irish breakfast but I went for some traditional pancakes and eggs instead… sooo good!

We actually had pretty good weather for most of the trip, and although the rain came down pretty good at times it always happened to be when we were in the bus travelling to our next destination, so all in all we were pretty lucky!

After Cork we made our way back to Dublin and were supposed to stop at two rocks along the way (see, we already hit the waterfall and the stone, now it was time for the two rocks). We stopped at the side of the road to get a picture of the Rock of Cashel, which is where the kings of Munster County sat for hundreds of years.

The Rock of Cashel- where the Kings of Munster used to sit.

We all had to laugh because when the driver said we were stopping at the Rock of Cashel we all thought it was an actual rock instead of a castle! We were supposed to stop at one other ‘rock’ too but we were running a bit behind schedule so we skipped stopping there. So I guess in the end the day consisted of a waterfall, a rock, and a stone.

Even though we’d only been gone for one night it felt like we had been gone for days (!) and it felt great to get into my comfortable bed! I went to bed about nine and so I was able to get lots of rest after our great weekend!

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kmr788 on June 16, 2009 from Cork, Ireland

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