Good Day from London

Ah what a whirlwind of tourism : ) Our last day in Ireland we visited the Cliffs of Moher. They were incredible and I got a ton of pictures. We walked all over the cliffs finally reaching a spot that said private property and of course Meggie called this spot quits but I saw some more chance for exercise and good views...plus everyone else was going over. This really was the best part of the cliffs. There was nothing to prevent you from going over, thus nothing blocking your view and the paths were twisting and winding and had a much more natural feel than the paved steps on the touristy part. I made it about another mile or so out and then decided to get back to Meg since she was sitting alone and it was hurricane style winds of cold air (you could actually lean forward into the wind and not fall down).

On my way back I spotted an older gentleman standing really close to the edge and holding a half drunk bottle of vodka. I watched him for a bit as he teetered back and forth and kept glimpsing over the edge. Not sure of what to do I walked by slowly observing and then he stumbled...luckily falling back onto his butt rather than face first over the cliff. At this I started to run back to the main entrance to get help. An Irish girl flagged me down and she apparently had seen him as well. She had a phone and called for help and we decided to sit and watch him just to be sure. We went down and sat behind him talking loudly so he knew someone was there. Finally he came to chat with us and sit on a rock. He was completely smashed and kept asking us the same questions. We didnt want to tell him we called for help since we didnt want to scare him but we tried to delay him. Finally he wanted to walk back and we couldnt stop him so we decided to help him rather than let him fall off the cliffs. Also 30 minutes had passed and no sign of help. Basically my new friend Debbie and I carried him like two crutches for about half a mile before we couldnt make it anymore. Along the way we had taken rests, fell in mudd and people just kept walking by and refusing eye contact.

Finally after trying to call for help 2 more times they werent there. Luckily he was just drunk and not having a heart attack, it had been at least an hour or so since we first called. Eventually a kind young man named anthony spotted us and offered help. Debbie and I took turns on the one arm and Anthony carried the other side. We made it about another quarter mile before our drunk friend Jerry completely passed out. At this point we called for help and were slightly more assertive. We tried to keep Jerry covered and out of the wind and tried to wake him.

Help finally arrived with a stretcher to carry him out and we all took turns helping to carry him off the cliffs. When we made it back 2 hours after I had left Meggie...there she was watching us come over the hill. She later told me she was convinced the stretcher was for me and that the rangers had been out twice before but turned back at the private property sign (which we had told them repeatedly we were beyond). Hopefully Jerry is ok now. I know Im feeling the pain in my arms and legs still.

After all that action we went to Shannon airport and turned in our Yaris and got on a flight to London. We arrived in London around 11pm and it was FREEZING. Getting to our apartment was a nice end to the day. We have a nice one bedroom place with our own kitchen and washer/dryer, plus digital cable : )

Yesterday we saw the Globe Theatre, crossed Tower Bridge and Millenium Bridge, saw the exhibits at the Tate Modern, rode the London Eye and got a tour around London Tower by a Yeoman. We also saw where Benjamin Franklin was held before he was exiled to the states.

Today we went to Madame Toussards wax museum. It was a lot of fun and the haunted house part was definitely scary. Im looking forward to another fun filled day of site-seeing and of course a stop at the yarn shops. Tonight we are going to see Wicked and out for drinks in the West End : )

Ok well time to call my parents to let them know Im alive. Hope all is well at home. GO NOVA!! I cant believe im missing all these games. If Im not on tomorrow, Happy Birthday Elizabeth : )