Leaving Killarney; on to Galway

Today we'll leave our home quarters here in Killarney and head on to Galway.  I understand that one of today's highlights will be the Cliffs of Moher.  

After yesterday's spectacular scenery, I can't even imagine prettier, more dramatic scenes.

But they're coming.

People in Ireland are talking about how cold it's going to be in the next day or two.  That's okay with me because I'm looking out at a clear sky, and the sun is about to come up.  It rises around 7:30 a.m. here.

We saw a vast variety of landscapes yesterday as we did the Ring of Kerry and the Dingle Peninsula.  We listened to a radio station in Gaelic, which is a beautiful language to see and to hear.  Just after sundown, we drove through a village where every sign was in Gaelic with no English. 

Speaking of radio stations, we've noticed a trend.  The news we heard in the morning was repeated often throughout the day.  We do know for sure that there's a horse fair in Dublin that needs to be shut down or moved.  

Too many seedy types hand out there, and there was a shooting at the place on Sunday.  Everybody's demanding a change and soon because the location just attracts trouble.

We've been learning about the new government over the past few days and how the two winning parties have come together to form a government AND that it's going to be business as usual after everyone voted for CHANGE.  Sounds like a universal and time-honored theme to politics.

The gentleman at the restaurant here yesterday said, "We broke away from Great Britain to become independent; now we're dependent on the European Union for the bail-out."  Nothing's really changed in his mind.

Ireland may be hurting economically, but it's hard to tell by the overall images where great pride is obvious.  We've been told that there are contests around the country for "tidy towns."  Not a bad idea, if you ask me because they're impressive no matter where we've been.  

Whoever deals in paint in this country must be doing well.

Didn't talk to too many people yesterday because we were road tripping it, but we certainly noticed when people were American.  The dialect definitely stands out.  

On final thought, I might be thousands of miles away, but my heart and mind are still with the ZAGS, and how wonderful it was to read this morning first thing that they won their tournament.  

I'll be home in time for the DANCE to begin, so I'll bid adieu with a very happy GO ZAGS.

On to Galway.  And, I have no idea what my blogging and picture posting options will be, so it may be spotty, maybe not.

Have a great Tuesday.  More pictures on the Irish blog at http://www.irelandloveodyssey.blogspot.com/