4th DAY: Inishmore

                           THE AARON ISLANDS: INISHMORE

So the day after our visit to Causey farm, was in the sign of a long journey to the Aaron Islands. We road by bus with our great driver John to the ferry, that took us to the famous Aaron Island: Inishmore. The Aaron Islands are composed of three islands : Inishmore, Inishmaan and Inisheer. They are totally isolated from the rest of Ireland (electricity was brought to them only in the second part of the 20th century). Just a few locals actually live on the islands. Most of the young people went to Australia or America, following a dream of a better life.

Then mini buses drove us under the hill, which we were about to climb by foot. A brave demand by the way.

Well, even if we were really tired, when we were getting higher and higher we were noticing the beauty of the landscape, absolutely breathtaking. This place was stunning. Only the wind was extremely strong  we were actually surprised it didn't took us away..

The look we had from up Dun Aengus, was fantastic. It's one out of many reasons, that motivated Irish people to emigrate in the hard times of the crisis. The open landscape, with the sea that could take them, well anywhere must of been a very attractive idea...

The way down wasn't as easy as we expected, we had to be careful not to fall or disturb some angry cows.

Down there came up our favorite time of the day: free time! We were able to buy some souvenirs. We could choose from a lot of woolen products made by a local lady. The inhabitants of Inishmore mainly speak Irish. So we heard some people talking in Irish, a language that only a few people know how to speak.

Our mini buses took us then threw the island to show us some interesting parts of it, including old cemeteries. Then the  mini bus driver stopped to show us a group of seals that can only be seen there. Finally we had planned to spend some time in a great woolen shop, but unfortunately it was closed, and so we had to stay in a local bar to wait until the ferry came back, because it started RAINING! OH IRELAND, so beautifull but the weather.. ah!