Last night was our last night in Dublin, and this morning, I was packed and ready to go. We all got on the new motorcoach with our new tour guide named Joe. He is awesome, but I still miss Rachel. We drove to the Wicklow Mountains. It is a national park in Ireland. On top of that, we took the scenic road the entire way to Cobh.
We stopped at Saint Kevin's Monostary in Glendalough. It was BEAUTIFUL there. Joe gave us a quick tour around the grounds and told us some stories about Saint Kevin. The legends say he lived to be 120 years old. And also that he had an amazing way with animals. One story tells of a mother who died in childbirth, so the father brought the baby to Saint Kevin to take care of it. A female deer would come and give her milk to the baby for four days so that it was something to eat.
We ate a quick lunch in Glendalough then headed out on our way again. It took another 4 hours to get to Cobh! We did take a quick bathroom break about halfway through, though. We drove through Tipperary, which is where my family is! And once we got here, we fell in love with the hotel! It is so adorable. The room I'm in has 8 twin beds and a crib (in 3 seperate rooms) and 2 bathrooms. It is me, meagan, maggie, caiti, micky, and kristina all in here. There is also WiFi! So all six of us are currently on the internet right now. However, it is an incredibly terrible connection.
We took a guided walking tour of Cobh with writer Michael Martin. It was about an hour and a hlaf long, and it was really interesting. We learned about the historical signifigance of Cobh and it's harbor. This is where the Titanic set sail for America from. It is also where the survivors of the Lusitania sinking were brought. There is a memorial for each of the ships in the town. It is absolutely beautiful here. We could've spent the entire two weeks here are I would have been happy.
Tomorrow we head to a radio station and to kiss the Blarney Stone. Tonight I need to get settled in my new home for the next two days and catch up on some sleep.
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