After sleeping well in our four star hotel, I woke up to discover there was no hot water.  A major bummer.  I guess the hotel is still working the kinks out.

We're off to two top natural sites in Ireland.  The first stop is "The Burren" ("rocky plane").  It's an interesting natural preserve and I take lots of photos.  

Next up is the spectacular Cliffs of Moher (while not a big Lord of the Rings fan, I keep calling this the Cliffs of Mordor).  After reading about the Cliffs before the trip, I was looking forward to this stop.  The views were spectacular of the 700 foot cliffs that overlook the ocean.  Again, I take lots of photos.

We stop for lunch at a little seaside town that reminds of Capitola.  The restaurant has internet access so I fire off a quick summary of the last week of adventures.  We depart for Killarney and arrive mid-afternoon.  I take a much wanted hot shower and wander the town before dinner.

Following a mediocre hotel dinner, we meet in the pub, stop for drinks nearby, and hit another pub for promised Irish music.  The number of pubs in even the smallest of towns is remarkable (then again, if I lived with this kind of weather I'd probably take up drinking also).   Unfortunately, the live music was just a guy covering songs with only an occasional Irish song.  It was still fun and I don't get to sleep until after 1:30.

View photos of the Burren, Cliffs of Moher, and Killarney.