Cliffs of Moher and St. Brigid’s Well

December 7, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley 1 Comment

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Day 7, our last day in Ireland, proved to be the most scenic. The tour company, Irish Welcome Tours, with the guidance of our tour operator Holidaze and our trip leader Georgia Lange, and generous spontaneity by our guide Robbie Dowling, provided a spectacular last day.

The Cliffs of Moher is a bus on top of bus tourist attraction and as we were warned, “Explore off the beaten path at your own risk.” I did not veer off the beaten path, but others did and they returned safely.

The winds are high, the cliffs are tall, no major guardrails exist and if anybody gets hurt, the policy in Ireland is “Sorry, Dummy.” Personal responsibility and no lawsuit.

Check out the beauty. This is an Ireland must and made at least one book of places to see before you die. Check!

On the way to the Cliffs of Moher, we visited St. Brigid’s Well. I would have loved to have something special to leave behind. Instead, Alan and I each left a foreign coin. This was one surprise visit for which I would have benefited from a brief summary by our guide before he sprung it on us. People travel from the United States with mementos of deceased loved ones to leave at the well. What people left behind was emotionally moving.

heather and alan

About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
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