Thursday, July 3, 2014

Cliffs of Moher

 So has anyone here seen the Princess Bride?  If you have, these here are the "cliffs of insanity," i.e. the Cliffs of Moher.  (They also show up in Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince, FYI.)

The gorgeous cliffs are made of beds of shale and sandstone, and at their highest point reach 702 feet, and go on for five miles.  The rocks were formed over 300 Million years ago, and they are mind bogglingly beautiful.  The rock you see sticking out a little is the branaunmore sea stack, and the birds SUPER love it, as well as the cliffs and inlets. The wildflowers are gorgeous, and there is no where to look that isn't breath taking (plus it is very steep, so....)

In any case, it is very easy to fall off the sides of the cliffs, and there's a memorial to people who have died here--I don't think ghosts can blog, so it looks like we made it.



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