Today we visited Limerick, Ireland and King John's Castle.  While King John never actually lived in it (he commissioned it), it still bears his name and is one of the more picturesque castles in Ireland.  There is a museum with lots of interactive activities for Asta!  She loved it!

[View from the top of King John's Castle]

After Limerick, we took "the long way home" with a stop at the Cliffs of Moher - certainly one of the more iconic parts of the Irish coast.  There is a paved path for visitors up to the observations areas, and a dirt trail for those a bit more daring.  Of course Andy had to go out to the dirt trails to get his photos - Asta later said to the group "Andy made some risky decisions over there!".  I think the pictures are worth it :-D

[Looking down from a cliff!]

[Spectacular views from the dirt track.  We got very lucky in that the weather was sunny and warm - normally it is cloudy and misty at the Cliffs.]

Heading home we made a couple more stops to see some ruins and another old castle.  Andy snapped this one while climbing among the bushes trying to get a better angle of a castle!

Stay tuned for more while we explore Galway Bay tomorrow!