Aran Islands

We got up on Friday morning and took a bus to a ferry which took us to the Aran Islands.
We went to the little supermarket and got sandwiches and fruit and waters. We then rented bikes and headed out on our own bike tour all over the island. We stopped to have a picnic and eat our food on the water by a bunch of seals, it was beautiful of course. While we were eating I heard music, and got up to investigate. Behind us a little ways there were two Asian girls playing songs on their flutes. It was absolutely beautiful and after their song the three of us clapped for them, and they continued playing. We hopped back on the bikes and continued. Stopped for pictures, stopped for Katie to pet horses, etc.
We went to the cliffs and laid down on the edge of them, climbed around on the ruins and frolicked in the open grass. It was warm, the sun was shining, and the island was beautiful. We talked a lot about how we thought the 800 people on the island lived. The houses were so scattered. How many schools were there? How many restaurants, bars, etc? We had many discussions over what each of us thought the lifestyle of the Aran Island people was like. We ended up finding and elementary school and going in to it. We also went into a church, and then to the Aran Sweater Market. Katie and I remembered that dad had a sweater that looked just like these. I bbmed him to see if we were right, and in fact, we were. I ended up getting a sweater, and katie and wade got beanies.
We left the island at 5 an made it back to our hostel a little after 7. We got some Wok food (we love those places), got ready and were out to the first bar by 930. The man at the front desk was so excited when we asked him for bar suggestions. He jumped up and said he loved the young bar scene there and had plenty of suggestions. He gave us the names of about 5 places and we headed out.
First we went to a place called the Kinds Head, it was fun, but didnt have live music. We each had our beers and had a long life chat, and decided to move on. Next was the Queys. It was a huge bar with a great live band. We had a few beers there. Katie and I were a bit upset with the band because they didnt know "Galway Girl" but they did know Creedence Clearwater songs, haha nonetheless they were very talented. After the Queys we went to another bar that I cant remember the name of. We liked that one because, although it wasnt live music, their DJ was playing great old favorites of ours. We had fun dancing around. After that we went to a place called the Spanish Arch. This was my favorite. The band was AMAZING, and the lead singer was so talented. They played great songs that we all knew, so we stood there and watched, danced a bit, and had another guinness. There were tons of people in that bar, a huge group of men in kilts, and we danced around with them a bit too.
We headed home around 2 am, fully satisfied with our ability to make it to so many bars in one night, which is what was suggested to us that we do.
We left to go back to Dublin first thing the next morning. We walked around the city and did some last minute shopping/errands before heading to the airport hotel we were staying at. We watched titanic, had dinner, and fell asleep early.
Wade left around 5 am so neither of us saw him leave. Katie and I went to the continental breakfast. Ate SO much food in the hopes that we would stay full for the entire day, and left for the airport. We said our goodbyes and flew home.
Unfortunately, I had a 4 hour layover in Gatwick which was extended when my plane got delayed. I made it home around 130 in the morning, did my Italian homework, and went to bed.
Spring break was a great success!