The Kerry peninsula

9:57: her words while "leaving the B&B: "Giovanna took the wrong lane, causing chaos among the drivers in the area”. My thought: there was only one car around… she always exaggerates! After leaving the B&B, we headed to the Cliffs of Moher but, as usual, the weather was very bad.

The Cliffs of Moher are one of the wonders of Ireland, rising up to reach a height of 214 meters. They are sandstone and sedimentary rocks that formed millions of years ago. They are very steep and rugged. On limpid days, the view is spectacular and you can see the Aran Islands, but we were unlucky. We stopped just long enough to visit them briefly, because with the bad weather, it makes no sense to walk through the many paths that surround the cliffs.

Our next destination is Kerry county, with its beautiful Skellig Michael Islands.

Cliff of Moher

Skellig Micheal Islands

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May 28, Caherciveen
After sleeping in the house of the witches, we went to Portmagee, a small town where you can take the ferries to the islands. The ferry's price is really high. Catching the ferry was a real hard task, as we had to jump on the boat with the rough sea, and if someone fell in the water... well it was their problem! The island was beautiful and probably it was the place, in all Ireland, that deserved to be visited the most.

These islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean at 12 km from the coast. We visited only St. Michael Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It really looks like the last place in the world where someone would want to land. Yet a group of monks in early Christian times survived on the island until the thirteenth century. The monastic buildings can be reached by climbing 575 steps carved into the rock. The cells where the monks lived are just 4.5 meters wide; this suggests that men were used to live in confined spaces. Outside the cells, there is also a small cemetery where the monks are buried.

On this island, we met Sara and Eros and with them we went to Cork, where we spent the evening together and the following day. Because of Eros, or at least of his not-so-appropriate clothing (he was wearing a jump suit), we were not able to enter in any place because of the selections at the entrance. Finally, we found a nice pub where we spent the night in good company.

We didn’t stay in Cork for a long time. The following day, we made a quick tour of the city center and we reached the cathedral, but we didn’t get inside because to me it's unacceptable to have to pay 3 euros to enter a church!

The only thing that seemed interesting to visit was the old prison of Cork.

Cork's city centre

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