Today we took the bus out to Rossaveel, skirting the edges of barren Connemara, where we boarded the ferry for Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. The crossing was easy, with cold breezes and sunny skies. The weather all day was grand, as the Irish say, and we enjoyed a wonderful tour of the island. Everyone grows up speaking Irish in the Aran Islands, and Owen our driver had to learn English in school. The highlight of the day was Dun Aengus, a bronze age fort (first built around 1100 B. C. E.). The "fort" is protected on one side by high stone walls (you can see them behind me and Morgan). The other side is protected by a 300-foot drop to the Atlantic (Peter is contemplating the drop in the other picture). The photo credits go to Megan today.
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