Day 3-There once was a town named Croom

And through it we did zoom.
We didn't stop,
To look or to shop,
But we learned that near it the wildflowers bloom

Okay, I'm awful at these Limericks!  However, we had some brave souls on coach 1 today who tried their hand at this form of poetic verse which originated in the town of Croom, County Limerick.  I think there might be a few more rhymes tomorrow, at least on coach 1, but don't worry, they are all rated G!  I have a few videos of the poets, but due to some technical difficulties I can't post these tonight. 

Although we didn't stop in Croom, we did have a few other interesting stops today including a seaport town during low tide, a drive through the Burren, the Cliffs of Moher, and Adare Village, home of numerous thatched roofs, before settling in for a delicious meal at our new hotel in Killarney.

Enjoy this evening's edition of photos.  We are starting with a collection of random things that I find interesting in Ireland, many of which have been the topic of discussion lately...

The faucet from the shower at our first hotel.  Rather genius once you figure out how to use it!  The knob on the left controls the flow of the faucet and the knob on the right controls the temperature.

Miscellaneous food in the vending machine.  I especially like the one called "Snack!".  The Granlund children would be excellent promoters of this product because it seems like every five minutes someone is asking for a snack!

I love the sense of urgency demonstrated in the exit signs.  We noticed these when we were in Austria a few years ago.  You are not just going to walk to the exit, you need to sprint like the building is on fire!

We were really hoping that Mr. Branigan would join us again today and we realized that this guy's name was Branigan!  We channeled his spirit through a dog!

Does anyone know?  Does Mr. Branigan like SPAM?

Addison tried to catch up with him for an on camera interview, but he had other things on his mind.

He was a little camera shy.  I think it is because he must be like Clark Kent and Superman and they aren't supposed to be in the same place at the same time!

Don't worry, we fished Allie out of the murk and she made it back for dinner.  Luckily, it was low tide!

We learned about the famine walls built by those who suffered through the potato famine and how they were paid 1 cent per day and perhaps a bowl of food.

It was a wee bit brisk at the Cliffs of Moher today, but luckily, no snow!

Interesting signs at the Cliffs of Moher

Evidently, there is a problem!

Just a few of the BEST CHAPERONES EVER!  The others were with the kids.  We can't get a photo of all of them at once or who would be with the students?

Don't worry, these were not any NCHS students who climbed over the wall right by the "Don't Climb Over The Wall" sign to go out for a photo op.  I'm pretty sure, however, that they were Americans.

This lemonade is extremely popular, as demonstrated by Mr. Brooks.

Greyhound racing is popular here.  This guy just happened to be going for a ride in the back of a car our coach was following for a while today.

This village was populated with thatched roof houses.  Very neat!

See, she cleans up pretty well after that fall earlier.

I'm not sure what happened here, though.

 Tomorrow I am looking to employ a few field reporters who will share photos and stories of life on the road with Coach 2 and Coach 3.  I've had many offers of shared photos.  This should be exciting!  Pay will be double my salary as blog editor in chief.  Apply in person at 6:15 a.m. in the lobby.

Time for room check.  Night!