Day 3: Cliffs of Moher

 Hi everyone, I’m Kaitlyn Kennedy, I’m a freshman exercise science major from South of Buffalo NY on the Sport and Culture class trip to Dublin Ireland. Come along on my day, March 9th with me.

The day has an early start, we all get breakfast around 7:30 to be ready by the 8:20 call time for our bus. The trip was around 3 hours from our hotel to the famous landmark the Cliffs of Moher. Around halfway we took a small stop where a lot of us got Irish snacks to try for the second half of our journey. The ride there was filled with beautiful southern Irish scenery, traditional stone walls, and so much more. We took a stop to take in the view of the countryside.

We arrived at the Cliffs of Moher where we were extremely lucky with weather as it was a beautiful sunny and warm day. Sadly the walking paths were closed but that did not stop us from seeing the beauty of the cliffs. This is a very popular tourist attraction and definitely a must see if you travel to Ireland. We got some Irish meals at the cafe there and headed home.

We ventured off the itinerary and watched a sleep herding dog show. It was like nothing you could see in the states, the years of intense training is fully shown through the guide's effortless whistles and the dogs ease of understanding. It was so fluid and impressive.

We got to pet the dogs and learn more about the sheep varieties, then it was back on the bus.

We got back to the hotel around dinner time, where we just ate dinner in our hotel square. The restaurant was very similar to what we know as chipotle. To end the night we as a group went to check out the cobblestone, a well known pub that plays live music every night.