Last full day in Ireland...

As you can probably imagine, we had a good time today! I think that is going to be a recurring theme while "across the pond". We had a split group today as one group decided to make a trek across the country to Galway while the other stayed to do a little more touring in Dublin proper. I made the trek to Galway and was glad to be able to see a bit of the Irish countryside. The city of Galway is notable for two main things - it is the destination for Irish people that want to "go on holiday" during the summertime, and it is the site of the original Claddagh ring (we know them as promise rings, or at least I now know it as a promise ring since I hung out with 25 females all day long!). Galway is a coastal town and we had yet another wonderful day weather wise.

THe group that stayed back in Dublin was very impressed by their day touring the National Art Museum, as well as the Museum of Natural History. The kids were especially fond of he four "Bog Bodies" they had the privilege of viewing. THese bodies were found in the big and had been naturally mummified for over 2000 years! The most impressive site they toured today was the Kilmainham Jail which brought the story of Ireland into clear focus for our students and leaders. We are off bright and early tomorrow morning with a 6:00am wakeup call, followed by breakfast and a busride to the ferry which will take us on to England! Until next time...