Kilkee

On Wednesday, we went on a coach tour of the Connemara region and Kylemore Abby. The scenery was prettier than the Burren (which is mostly miles & miles of rock fields) but the tour was a bit more boring. We didn't get a ton of time at the Abby (which was beautiful) and the longest chunk of time was spent at an expensive tourist shop which was not exciting.
So today is Thursday and I am getting ready to fall asleep. We spent a good part of the day today traveling by bus to Kilkee. It took us forever to get here but it's beautiful here! Kilkee is one of those seaside summer resort towns that is probably packed during the travel season. Since it is March though, the town is pretty much deserted. Jennie & I have the B&B practically to ourselves. We are about two blocks from the beach which we went walking on this afternoon. It's rocky and there are these large boulder along the shores with holes in them and the waves come in and crash up through the gaps. It looks like there are geysers shooting up from the shore. The cove that Kilkee sits on is small...there are some tidal pools but the tide was up today so we'll have to wait to explore those tomorrow. Along either side of the bay, there are cliffs that rise up. We along a path that led to one side and along the cliff top. The view was absolutely breath-taking. The mist here makes everything look ethereal and it's exactly like every imagined picture you've ever had of Ireland. Hopefully we'll have a chance to explore more tomorrow.