We left Dublin and had a nice, long, two hour bus ride to Cahersiveen, which is basically on the west coast of Ireland. The coach dropped us off at a lake, a very large lake and the water was black. Absolutely black. This was because of the peat moss at the bottom. We boarded some boats and began to take a tour of the lake whose scenery was climbed as the most beautiful in all of Ireland. I have to agree. It was jaw dropping. There was lots of wildlife, including coots, herons, and even two Japanese deer. (Are japanese deer invasive?)
After boating, we tok a quick hike through the "Fangorn Forest." It was a very old forest and lichen hung from the trees like beards. I half expected the trees to come alive and crush the boats for all of the racket they were making. We came up to a little cottage (standing next to it, it wasn't actually as small as it originally appeared) and ate a fine lunch consisting of sammiches (mine was tuna), cupcakes, chips(actual potato chips), and a Mars bar. After reading/ hearing so much about Mars bars, I expected them to be something special. Really though, they're just like a Snickers bar without the peanuts.
Being sufficiently thawed out (Ireland was rather chilly) we split into groups of four and piled onto horse drawn buggies. The scenery and the clopping of the horses hooves' was very peaceful. I think I may have snoozed off couple times... The scenery itself was of an equal stature, but it was a different kind of pretty than the scenery on the lake. This had more to do with vegetation and the changes in altitude. We passed over many bridges and brooks. My favorite, however, was the many waterfalls that connected the many lakes. So the horses wouldn't tire, we had to get out and walk a couple times, but it bad.
The coach brought us to a school where we ate dinner. It was the best cafeteria food I ave ever had. After dinner, we learned some traditional Irish dances and were enlightened on what we would be doing the next day. Being thoroughly informed, we turned in for the night.
We left Dublin and had a nice, long, two hour bus ride to Cahersiveen, which is basically on the west coast of Ireland. The coach dropped us off at a lake, a very large lake and the water was black. Absolutely black. This was because of the peat moss at the bottom. We boarded some boats and began to take a tour of the lake whose scenery was climbed as the most beautiful in all of Ireland. I have to agree. It was jaw dropping. There was lots of wildlife, including coots, herons, and even two Japanese deer. (Are japanese deer invasive?)
After boating, we tok a quick hike through the "Fangorn Forest." It was a very old forest and lichen hung from the trees like beards. I half expected the trees to come alive and crush the boats for all of the racket they were making. We came up to a little cottage (standing next to it, it wasn't actually as small as it originally appeared) and ate a fine lunch consisting of sammiches (mine was tuna), cupcakes, chips(actual potato chips), and a Mars bar. After reading/ hearing so much about Mars bars, I expected them to be something special. Really though, they're just like a Snickers bar without the peanuts.
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