by Sannie Olson, ISP 2011 Participant
Yesterday morning found us on the bus bright and early, as usual, headed south the the ferry piers. Once there, we were hustled to a passenger ferry, the Ferry Islands, to head west into the Atlantic Ocean to the desolate, yet touristic, Aran Islands. Our destination, with the accompaniment of dolphins and seals, lay in Inishmore, the largest of the three islands at ten miles by two-three miles.
Upon arrival, Nathan rented bikes for all of us to cruise about the island. Jen, Anna, and I followed the just-under-ten-mile Aran Loop to observe the best sights the island had to offer. As we wove our way thru a multitude of vehicles, half marathon runners, horse carriages, and other bikers, we soaked in another lovely spring day under a hazy sun. After a five mile jaunt, we arrived at Dun Aengus, a spectacular cliff top fort atop which I ate my peanut butter and homemade raspberry jam sandwich with my feet dangling over the wondrous cliff edge.
On our way back to the port town, we paused to watch the seals sunning themselves on the shore of the bay. They appeared like slugs! After a brief stop at the Aran Sweater Shop, we returned our bikes to an enthusiastic worker and reboarded the ferry back to the main island (Ireland, baha)!
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