Our last
school field trip was a day trip to the Aran Islands off the west coast of
Ireland. We met at school and took a bus to Rossaveal port. We had an hour
ferry ride to the island of Inis Mór. When we
got there we went directly to the bikes. We biked for about 4 miles all around
the perimeter of the island. It was an absolutely perfect day for a bike ride.
It was not too hot with the sea breeze and the landscape was beautiful. The
rocks, beach, and the blue clear water was wonderful and I could’ve stayed
there forever, but we had a schedule to keep so I had to truck it up the hills.
When we got to the top of the bike path, we got a delicious lunch at the café
and shopped for some Aran Island wool items.
After our lunch break, we had a guided tour of the
prehistoric fort, Dun Aenghus. The fort had three rings of walls dating from
the 1100’s. The views from the top were astonishing and we had fun looking over
the cliffs into the water way way way down below. The bike ride back to the
port was so much easier going mostly down hill and we just took our time and
enjoyed the views. 