Why Do the Good Times Always Have to End?

Our last day on the island was a sunny one. We all had our breakfast together and laughed about the shenanigans of the previous night. We said our goodbyes to Buster, and headed out to the ferry. But, the poor puppy didn't want to see us go, and followed us the whole way there. Our boat was late, so we spent time talking, and Roberta took a photo with a little lego man she found in her pocket, featuring me.

Before the worst ride of my life

Now, THIS was the WORST kind of motion sick I have ever been in my life. Like, to the point where I don't even want to look at another boat for a very long time. The waves were crashing over the boat, and it was never calm. Standing up or sitting down, I was sick. I practically ran off when we docked. 

Before heading home, we stopped by the Cliffs of Moher. Luckily, the sun came out while we were there and we were able to see them all. I walked out on a few, and got some pretty cool pictures.

I slept for the rest of the ride until we stopped for food. Now, I wasn't too happy to be back at Barack Obama Plaza. It didn't have great food, and I just wanted something different. But, the trip became pretty cool after I had a conversation with Roberta and her daughter, who had joined us for the trip. There was a man that was clearing a table next to us when Roberta's daughter whispered, "That's Obama's cousin, you know." I did not know, and was shocked. Apparently, this man had dug into his family history, found out that he was related to Obama, and built the whole plaza because of him, and it included all the research he'd done on their family. He was in fact the reason Obama visited Ireland in the first place. Roberta stopped him for a photo, and I was able to have a short conversation with him, so that's pretty cool!

Roberta doesn't have a great camera on her phone

I was sad that my trip with all the girls was over, but it was nice to finally be back with my room mates and in my own bed. Unfortunately, I had to start cramming to finish my final papers in the morning.