We finally have the "Gift of the gab"

Monday, July 5, 2010
Early, early morning...man oh man it was not a fun experience waking up this early...we do have a big travel day ahead though so it isn’t so bad. We had to catch the 750 train back into cork so we could kiss the blarney stone. By 1030 after 2 trains and 1 bus, we were at the Blarney castle. We did indeed kiss the Blarney stone...yeah...we now have the gift of the gab...as if we needed it. The stone was pretty uneventful, they make it interesting by labelling the different areas of the castle and have little write ups but in general it was pretty quick and not the most thrilling castle ever. So now that we have been blessed with the gift of the gab, we went for a stroll through the grounds. The surrounding area around the castle is gorgeous and there are some neat landscaped areas with gardens and rock figures and little tales about the areas. It was neat to see and it was well worth the 3rd attempt to get to Blarney...what’s a visit to Ireland without seeing Blarney castle? We made the executive decision yesterday to skip over the Cliffs of Moher...call it the "Irish Skye" but it was a hastle to get there and would have added at least a day and a half to our Ireland time. We went with Blarney instead and didn’t want to tempt our Irish luck. Anyhow, now its time to do some serious travelling...we are off to catch the train from Cork back into Dublin so we can catch a different train to Wexford. We are heading back to England tomorrow and will probably start in Bath and see a few places before we head to France. We really need a pit stop somewhere nice and relaxing for a few days just to catch up on some sleep and recharge for the next leg of the trip. Staying in tonight and getting ready for tomorrow.