Today we went for a long off-road walk yet again, however this time was not as extreme as Croagh Patrick. After getting off our bus, we began our trek. Our first stop was Glendalough, a group of medieval ruins including what was left of a monastery founded by St. Kevin. It grew so much from his hermit cell that it was a cathedral in the medieval period. It also has a still kept-up large graveyard. After taking lots of pictures, we then got back on our path.
Glendalough literally means "Glen of two lakes" and we proceeded to find these beautiful and famous lakes. We find ourselves plucked from reality and placed in the midst of scenery you would only find in a fairy tale. After a quick lunch, we all split off by ourselves to engage in quiet meditation and take some time to write in our journals. We pilgrims wrote in our journals, admired the view, or just fell asleep. After a good half hour we regrouped for a closing Eucharist, then started the walk back to the bus and began our journey back to the hostel to prepare for the end of our pilgrimage.