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At last, I have been to King John's castle. I have been trying to go see it for about two years, on every trip to Limerick. But something else would always come up. But not this time! This time,

I went out in the slight drizzle... Well, I knew it was precipitating because I saw it from my hotel window. What I didn't realize from so many stories up was that the wind is a separate and larger concern. Standing in the lobby, I saw people standing outside with their hair going in truly odd directions. I tied my hair down with a lovely new scarf from Scotland and gloated all the way to the castle. I was reasonably warm and... ok, it was windy, but not too bad! The walk took about 40 minutes in 40-50 degree weak sunshine.

The tour was an indoor/outdoor one, at one point spanning the top of one of the castle walls. When I returned indoors, I discovered that the wind had actually torn the otherwise sturdy-appearing leaflet they had given me at the door to guide me through the castle. Not out of my hand, but you can tell where I was gripping it. Ok, I'd felt a bit shaky up there, but that could have been just my fear of heights.

The walk back to the hotel, I went through the center of town -- King John's castle and my hotel are both on the river. I could have just followed the river, but decided that the center of town was more interesting and a bit more sheltered from the wind. But I had to return to the river's edge to enter the hotel. At one point, about 5 feet from the hotel wall, I had to stop and grab a river-edge post to keep from being swept off of my feet. Websites claim that the wind is only in the 43mph range, but I think it periodically gusts higher than that.

It was kinda scary. I've decided to spend the rest of my day in my hotel. Adventure: done

My concern now is that I do not know what is left to see. I've been to the Cliffs of Mohr, Hunt's museum, King John's castle, Adare, Bunratty castle.... What else is there to see?!