Wild Rover

His hair was not bothered by the wind

Stardate 67291.5

23:45 - From Galway, we traveled down the Atlantic coast of Ireland to Limerick. We had our sights set on The Cliffs of Moher. Focus Foxies, much of the western coast of Ireland has sharp and imposing cliffs, and The Cliffs of Moher are particularly impressive.

My hair was bothered

The day we set off to The Cliffs of Moher, we experienced some of the most intense weather in Ireland. As we drove along the coast, we could feel the car shaking from the wind. Every time we pulled off to take pictures, we were blasted with cold air from the sea. Storms kept rolling in with the waves; we could not catch a break or some clear skies. I wanted to get some pictures of the jagged coastline, so we pulled off once more and took some pictures. While we were shivering out in the mist, an Irishman rolled down his window, laughed at us, and told us, "It is too cold out there for any of that, lads." I mean he was right, but I would not let that get in the way of photographing that pretty coastline.

I found a Mama Cow to pet.

Wildest of Rovers

We made it to The Cliffs of Moher and promptly bundled up. The wind had felt rattling the car was in full force. We were practically flattened on our way into the visitor center. Because we were forced to take shelter in the visitor center, we learned a lot about how these cliffs formed and what was living near them. The Cliffs of Moher began forming 300 million years ago in warm and shallow waters.
Fun fact, Focus Foxies, the Ireland was in a very different and very tropical place on Earth 300 million years ago. The Cliffs of Moher were in fact a river delta at one point, which allowed it to continue to grow in height as sediments settled. The Cliffs of Moher's layers of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone show much of its history, but that history is constantly changing with each wave. We were warned against getting too close to the edge as they were known to give way. Seriously, you could just erode off the cliff straight into the ocean.

This eroding issue did not keep some of The Cliff of Moher's more famous residents away. A colony of puffins has made the cliffs their home. We wanted to catch a glimpse at them, but alas, the cold kept us away. It actually began to sleat as we fought the wind to get back to the car.

The Cliffs of Moher, featured in The Princess Bride and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price