Second Day of the Shamrocker Tour

Hello There from Ennis, Ireland!

We have finally gotten to our hostel, voted the best in the country, in Ennis, Ireland.

We got up early in Killarney, where we spent the night last night watching a one-man show about an Irish bartender who had to close down his bar--needless to say, it was just as much tragedy as it was comedy.

After that, all thirty of us on the tour got free admission to the best night club in Killarney at the Grand Hotel and danced as a group to almost all American music!

That day, we had gone to two castles, including the Blarney Castle, where kissing the Blarney Stone will give you the "gift of the gab" or the ability to speak eloquently about any topic whatsoever.

We also went into an enormous cave tour led by an Irish girl, and she showed us all of the shapes that the rocks had taken during their evolution, all of which have been given apt nicknames.

Now, we are in Ennis, where we have yet to see much of because right after we hopped off the bus, we were given the treat of listening to a private concert of traditional Irish music.

Today, though, we had the "scenic" portion of our trip. We saw the westernmost point of all of Europe and various other gorgeous viewpoints. One of which is this amazing beach that had tropical-looking waters right off the coast.

We also went to a small coastal town called Dingle and had "Ireland's best ice cream" and took a picture with Ireland's most famous dolphin, Fungi!

We've been having a great time. Ireland is so much more than we thought it would be. The history is so rich and the culture so fascinating. We are lucky to have stumbled upon this tour. All the information about authentic Ireland has been at our fingertips the whole time.