Aillwee Cave (Part 1 of trip!)

I paid 10 euro for a trip to the Cliffs of Moher with the other international students, which somehow magically meant we were stopping along the way for pictures and also to this cave. I didn't know anything was happening besides the Cliffs, so this was a cool edition.


First Photo Stop on the bus ride!

This cave is MILLIONS of years old, but it was only discovered about 75 years ago. So, naturally, it is now a tourist attraction. We were split into two group and given informational tours about the cave.

The temperature does not fluctuate, it stays right around 10 degrees celsius. Which was a little chilly.



Stalactite and Stalagmite 

Natural running waterfall inside cave

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


As we were packing up to head to the Cliffs, a girl in our group unfortunately hit her head in the bathroom. Since there was blood, we had to wait for a doctor to come see her and make sure she was ok (Spolier: She is, don't worry). With this, we ended up having lunch at the cave site instead of at the Cliffs, which gave us an opportunity to climb on the "Mountain Trail" going up on top of the cave. I think this was my favorite part of the cave section, and the girl was able to continue the trip with no problem so everything turned out alright!

We went a little higher up than was clearly marked, which made it a lot of fun and rewarding when we finally got up there!

Climbing Up!

Climbing Partners in Crime: Zach and Ayman