On 12/15/05, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I *loved* it out there, but the cliffs really concerned my wife - who > kept imagining herself and others being flung over the edge by that > stiff breeze!
Same here! But I felt ok as long as I stayed on the proper side of the fence - which I did for the 3-mile hike to Hag's Head and back. > The proper stance to appreciate the Cliffs of Moher appeared to be > walking up to the edge until you were about 7 feet back, then getting > down on your knees, then scooting forward on your belly until you > could peer over the edge. That's exactly what I did at the Old Man of Hoy in the Orkney Islands: http://sunny16.smugmug.com/gallery/193445/4/7364229/Large > Here you can see my son (in the yellow jacket) demonstrating the > proper technique. > > http://charles.robinsontwins.org/ireland_2005/pages/page_213.html Nice shot! Was your wife nervous while your son was doing that? :) > (Sadly, it was a bad time of day to be taking pictures looking > Southward along the cliffs. But the shots looking North look > delightful!) Yeah, same thing happened to me when I was there.
