Hello everyone, my name is Lexi Katz and I am a sophomore sport management major from Western Massachusetts. Today we had an amazing day venturing out of the city to the country of Clare and I'll tell you all about it!
We started the day with a traditional Irish breakfast buffet before loading the bus for a long journey across the country to visit The Cliffs of Moher. The scenery along the way was straight out of a movie and I loved seeing the different terrain on the Irish countryside like, bogs or swamps, large pastures and fields, and "the rocky mountains." The drive in it of itself was a journey that at some points I didn't know if our bus would make it around the winding narrow roads. We also played a very completive game of trivia against the USC Gamecocks, which arguably I'd say we won. Once we arrived, the view was incredible and pictures don't do it any justice. It was unfortunate to find out many of the trails were closed but it's hard to complain when we still had an amazing experience and with the most gorgeous weather. After walking the cliffs we stopped in the restaurant built into the cliffs to grab a quick bit to eat before heading back onto the bus.
On our journey back to Dublin we unexpectedly stopped at a dog sheep show where learned about and saw a demonstration of border collie dogs training to herd sheep. I found it to be so fascinating how intelligent these dogs are but also how difficult it is for the farmer as well. We learned about how each dog has different whistle tones and knows exactly which is their's and what it means. We also got some time to meet the 4 lovely dogs (all female) and pet the different types of sheep.
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