Cliffs of Moher, High Tea at Adare Manor and Blarney Castle

On Friday, we all drove to the beautiful Cliffs of Moher. The day was lovely and we were able to do some hiking around the area. Alana and Erin also stood in front of a funny sign that we found. That afternoon, the girls got dressed up and went for high tea at the Adare Manor. We are pictured in front of our villa which is adjacent to the Manor on the grounds of the estate. This manor with its 62 bedrooms and 54 fireplaces was purchased by an American in 1987, and then was made into a 5 star resort. The villas were added just 4 years ago. High tea was a lot of fun for the 6 of us. Ian and Brad played golf while we spent two hours at high tea. Last evening, since the guys had not eaten yet, we went to a pub in the village and watched the Women's World Cup for Rugby. Today we went to Blarney Castle and did the obligatory exercise of kissing the Blarney Stone. Erin is shown at the top of the castle with people in the background getting on their backs and leaning over to kiss the stone. Finally today, we drove a bit further down to Cobh, and the picture with Erin and Alana was taken with the harbor in the background at Cobh. This is one of the finest natural harbors in the world and was the last port that the Titanic stopped in before it headed across the Atlantic.